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Here we see a force of Australian troops passing by a burning oil tank on Tarakan Island, during the mainly Australian invasion of Borneo in 1945.
The wartime caption described these troops as being from the 9th Australian Imperial Force, but they are probably from the 9th Australian Division, which took part in the invasion of Tarakan.
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)
