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30 men of Australian Plover...

history · 31 July 1942 · 83 years ago

30 men of Australian Plover Force attempted to land on Tanimbar, Moluccan Islands, Dutch East Indies; they were driven off by Japanese gunfire. The Japanese would secure the island before the end of the day. 

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