Landing at Lae
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The Landing at Lae was an amphibious landing to the east of Lae and then the subsequent advance on the town during the Salamaua–Lae campaign of World War II. Part of Operation Postern, which was under
Australian troops disembarking from American Landing Ships, Tank (LST), including LST-456, at Red Beach
Blamey briefs the news media using a scale model of the target area
The US 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment lays beach mats to allow vehicles to move along the sand. LST-468 and LCT-174 unload in the background.
Sappers erect a pontoon bridge over the Bunga River on the track to Lae to facilitate passage of artillery
2/15th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/15th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during World War II. Formed in May 1940 primarily from Queensland volunteers, the battalion saw action in North Africa
Troops from the 2/15th Battalion at Tripoli, Syria, April 1942
Signallers from the 2/15th Battalion prior to embarkation on the Queen Mary in Sydney, December 1940
Troops from the 2/13th and 2/15th Battalions on parade, August 1942
A platoon from the 2/15th lands at Limbang, Borneo, August 1945