| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00444.082 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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DUTCH NEW GUINEA 1944-04-22. A NAVY LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LCI) DISEMBARKS AMERICAN TROOPS AT ...
Description
DUTCH NEW GUINEA 1944-04-22. A NAVY LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LCI) DISEMBARKS AMERICAN TROOPS AT HOLLANDIA. THIS LANDING EFFECTIVELY BYPASSED THE JAPANESE STRONGHOLDS OF WEWAK AND MADANG AND CAPTURED THREE VITAL AIRFIELDS WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE LANDING. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)