Matilda II on Tarakan

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Here we see one Matilda II infantry tank pulling another one out of a tank trap dug by the Japanese on Tarakan Island, off the coast of Borneo. Although the Matilda II was obsolete in Europe well before 1945, it was still a perfectly useful tank in the Pacific, where the best Japanese tanks remained on the Home Islands. Both of these tanks came from the 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment, which took part in the Tarakan Landings

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)

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 November 2018), Matilda II on Tarakan , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_matilda_II_tarakan.html

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