Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted August 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2020 #Onthisday in 1942 the battle of Milne Bay began in New Guinea. On the night of 25 August 1942, Japanese troops landed by sea at Milne Bay. Two Australian brigades (about 4,500 men), some American engineers, and two RAAF squadrons were awaiting them. A savage battle raged along the shore, but after several days and extreme exhaustion, Japanese troops began evacuating by sea on 4 September. Of the 2,800 Japanese landed, only 1,318 re-embarked. Allied deaths included 167 Australians and 14 Americans. Milne Bay is remembered as the first defeat of the Japanese on land during the Pacific War. Learn more: http://ow.ly/ap1Y50B358E Image: RAAF airmen of No. 75 Squadron sitting on top of a dugout awaiting an action against the Japanese. August 1942. RAAF Official photograph. P02018.129 Identified, left to right: 404103 Flight Officer (FO) Richard (Dick) Tweedy Holt; 404355 FO Roy Gordon Riddel (Hotshot); 403049 FO Keith Munro Gamble; FO Max Johnston (Hawkeye); 404087 FO Raife James Cowan; 402963 Pilot Officer (PO) Stuart (Stu or Stewy) Munro; 033077 FO George (Hugh) Hubert Newborne Shiells (Digger). On 27 August 1942, PO Munro, aged 21, was killed in flying battle over New Guinea. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kscarbel2 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Paul, you might be interested to watch the WW2 videos by Mark Felton. They really are quite good. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww/videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XX9ptCNpik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 hours ago, kscarbel2 said: Paul, you might be interested to watch the WW2 videos by Mark Felton. They really are quite good. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww/videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XX9ptCNpik Well I have learnt something new today, I never new Japan landed on Australia during WW2 Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 10:57 AM, kscarbel2 said: . . I finally got around to watching these videos Very interesting stuff and thanks for sharing Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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