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Allied Pacific invasion crushes large Japanese force at Dutch New Guinea
Allied forces spearhead landings at Aitape Hollandia and Tanahmerah Bay in the Humboldt Bay area trapping about 60,000 Japanese troops. MacArthur’s headquarters call the operation a Bataan in reverse as RAAF men rush to man airfields and Australian ships bombard shore targets in a major Pacific war action.
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Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
Bataan
Australia
Aitape
Hollandia
Tanahmerah Bay
Humboldt Bay
Saidor
South-West Pacific