Matilda IIs on Labuan Island

Here we see two Australian Matilda II infantry tanks on Labuan Island, off the north coast of Borneo, during the Allied reconquest of the island in the summer of 1945.
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 (14 December 2018), Matilda IIs on Labuan Island , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_matilda_II_labuan.html

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