Landing Supplies on Tarakan Island

Here we see supplies being landed from LST 697 and LST 584 onto Tarakan Island to support the Australian and Dutch troops fighting on the island. Portable steel docks have been used to allow these soft skinned vehicles to get from the LST to the shore safely.
Borneo 1945 – The Last Major Allied Campaign in the South-West Pacific, Angus Konstam. Looks at the last major land battles in the South-West Pacific, where fighting was still going on when the Japanese surrendered. Covers the reasons for the campaign, the commanders, their armies and plans, and the three main battles of the campaign, at Tarakan, Brunei and Balikpapan(Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 November 2018), Landing Supplies on Tarakan Island , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_landing_supplies_tarakan.html

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