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Battle of Tarakan (1945)
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The Battle of Tarakan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Tarakan off Borneo during May and June 1945. It formed the first stage in the World War II Borneo cam
Australian infantry advancing through wrecked oil storage tanks at Tank Hill, Tarakan
Australian infantry advancing through wrecked oil storage tanks at Tank Hill, Tarakan
Rear-Admiral Forrest B. Royal, Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead and Air Vice-Marshal William Bostock during discussions of the planned landing a
Rear-Admiral Forrest B. Royal, Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead and Air Vice-Marshal William Bostock during discussions of the planned landing at Tarakan on 12 April 1945
Allied intelligence estimates of Japanese defences as of April 1945 and code names for locations in southern Tarakan
Allied intelligence estimates of Japanese defences as of April 1945 and code names for locations in southern Tarakan
Soldiers from the 2/48th Battalion watch part of the convoy taking them to Tarakan
Soldiers from the 2/48th Battalion watch part of the convoy taking them to Tarakan
Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
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The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of Operation Oboe, the campaign to liberate Japanese-held British and Dutch Borneo. The landings took place on 1 July 1945. The Australian 7th Divisio
Battle of Tarakan (1945)
…the 454th Independent Infantry Battalion) was withdrawn to Balikpapan. This battalion was destroyed by the Australian 7th Division in July during the Battle of Balikpapan. In late February 1945 General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the Allied South West Pacific Area, issued plans for landings in the southern…
American manned Alligators during the landing of Australian troops at Balikpapan, Borneo
American manned Alligators during the landing of Australian troops at Balikpapan, Borneo
Japanese forces in Borneo
Japanese forces in Borneo
RAAF Liberator bombers over Balikpapan, June 1945. Oil facilities they have bombed are burning beneath them.
RAAF Liberator bombers over Balikpapan, June 1945. Oil facilities they have bombed are burning beneath them.
Members of the Australian 2/12th Infantry Battalion, advancing past oil fires at Balikpapan
Members of the Australian 2/12th Infantry Battalion, advancing past oil fires at Balikpapan