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Insumuar Island | Second World War 1939-1945, battlefield

Indonesia / Papua / Aberpura /
 Second World War 1939-1945, island, battlefield
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The largest of the Kepulauan Wakde or Pulau Wakde Besar.
Site of American amphibious landing on 16 May 1944 to capture airfield.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakde
www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/irian_wakde.html
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Coordinates:   1°56'27"S   139°0'41"E

Comments

  • 0sph0
    In my map is P. Insumoar
  • ptilinopus1
    Quite right - Wakde is the name of the group.
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