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New Guinea battlefield revisited

14th February 1944: Unmarked trenches in a 'lonesome, stinking jungle' are the final resting place for thousands of Japanese troops

Feb 14, 2024
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Further landings on New Guinea. Assault waves hit the beach in New Guinea, 2nd January 1944.

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