Madang, New Guinea

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This view shows the port of Madang, the commerical centre of German Kaiser Wilhelm Land, when it was known asFriedrich-Wilhelmshafen. Madang was occupied by the Japanese in 1942 without a fight, but it took the Allies until the spring of 1944 to liberate the town.

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (21 November 2008), Madang, New Guinea , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_madang,html

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