The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A scene on Klandasarn Beach, known for the purpose of landing operations as "Able Green Beach", during the second night of Operation "OBOE TWO". Infantry of 21st Australian Infantry Brigade had made their initial beach assault here. The picture depicts the unloading of heavy machinery, vehicles and men as landing craft of all types disgorge their cargoes onto the beach. Spasmodic shell land mortar fire harassed the beach-head, but little damage was done, Balikpapan.
A scene on Klandasarn Beach, known for the purpose of landing operations as "Able Green Beach", during the second night of Operation "OBOE TWO". Infantry of 21st Australian Infantry Brigade had made
This work depicts the unloading of LSTs (Landing ships, tank) at night in Balikpapan, Indonesia. LST is a military acronym for naval vessels that were created during the Second World War. LSTs were de
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. LANDING VEHICLES TRACKED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS ALLIGATORS, WITH MEMBERS OF 2/27 INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD, MOVING UP THE BEACH DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING.
Scene at Smith Creek as personnel of 7th Australian Division load stores and equipment onto L.S.T's (Landing Ships, tank) for transport to Morotai, the staging area of the "OBOE TWO", amphibious assau
7th Australian Division troops aboard USS Jefferson Davis, en route from the Australian journey to Balikpapan for the amphibious assault landing operation Oboe 2'. Troops were crammed onto all manner
Almost immediately on arrival at Morotai, troops began to re-embark - this time on ships of the assault convoy. Day by day thousands of military personnel moved in draft onto the slowly swaying wharve