Map of the Malayan Peninsula. Gurun is situated in the state of Kedah (top left)
Date
14–16 December 1941
Location
Gurun, Kedah, Malaya
Result
Japanese victory
Destruction of 6th Indian Infantry Brigade
Belligerents
11th Indian Division
5th Infantry Division
Commanders and leaders
David Murray-Lyon
Takuma Nishimura
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Malayan campaign
Japanese invasion/Kota Bharu
Singapore bombing
Prince of Wales & Repulse
Jitra
Krohcol
Gurun
Kampar
Slim River
Gemas
Muar
Endau
Singapore
Sarimbun Beach
Kranji
Bukit Timah
Pasir Panjang
v
t
e
South-East Asian Theater
French Indochina
Franco-Thai War
Ko Chang
Invasion
Coup de main
August Revolution
Thailand
Invasion
Air raids
Malaya and Singapore
Invasion
1st Singapore
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
Jitra
Krohcol
Gurun
Kampar
Slim River
Gemas
Muar
Parit Sulong Massacre
Endau
2nd Singapore
Dutch East Indies
1st Borneo
Manado
Tarakan
Balikpapan
Ambon
Makassar Strait
Sumatra
Palembang
Badung Strait
Timor
USS Langley
1st Java Sea
Sunda Strait
Java
2nd Java Sea
8 June 1945
2nd Borneo
Tarakan
North Borneo
Balikpapan
Indian Ocean
27 February 1941
8 May 1941
Sydney vs Kormoran
Japanese raiders
Andaman and Nicobar
Homfreyganj massacre
Christmas Island
1st Indian Ocean
Easter Sunday Raid
Madagascar
Cocos Islands mutiny
Réunion
13 November 1943
11 January 1944
14 February 1944
2nd Indian Ocean
17 July 1944
Burma, India and China
Japanese invasion of Burma
Bilin River
Sittang Bridge
Pegu
Taukkyan
Yunnan-Burma Road
Tachiao
Oktwin
Toungoo
Shwedaung
Prome
Yenangyaung
Burma campaign (1942–1943)
Arakan
The Hump
Chindits
Burma campaign (1944)
Chindits (II)
Admin Box
U Go
Imphal
Sangshak
Tennis Court
Kohima
Myitkyina
Mogaung
Mount Song
Burma campaign (1944–1945)
Meiktila & Mandalay
Pakokku
Hill 170
Ramree Island
Tanlwe Chaung
Dracula
Elephant Point
Sittang Bend
The Battle of Gurun was a minor engagement between the Japanese and Commonwealth forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War. The battle occurred when the 11th Indian Division attempted to slow down the Japanese advance after the disastrous Battle of Jitra at a position 3 miles north of the village of Gurun.
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