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Photograph 110413 Second World War, 1939-1945OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. DENSE CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM OIL FIRES NEAR THE BEACH AS MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION MOVE IN TO MAKE A LANDING DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.

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OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. DENSE CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM OIL FIRES NEAR THE BEACH AS MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION MOVE IN TO MAKE A LANDING DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.
OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. DENSE CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM OIL FIRES NEAR THE BEACH AS MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION MOVE IN TO MAKE A LANDING DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION.

OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. A LANDING CRAFT, VEHICLE PERSONNEL (LCVP), OF THE 5TH WAVE FROM LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 938, CARRYING TROOPS OF 18 INFANTRY BRIGADE TO THE STARTING LINE FOR THE O

OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) CARRYING MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION TO BALIKPAPAN FOR THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING NEARING ITS ANCHORAGE. NOTE CLOUDS OF SMOKE RISING IN BACKGR

OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. CONVOY VESSELS DISCHARGING TROOPS OF 7 DIVISION INTO LANDING CRAFT, VEHICLE PERSONNEL, IN THE DAWN LIGHT, FOR THE OBOE 2 OPERATION BEACH LANDING.

OFF BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. MEMBERS OF 1 ORDNANCE BEACH DETACHMENT ABOARD LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 777, WATCHING THE SHELLING OF THE BEACHHEAD BY RAN AND US NAVY CRUISERS. AFTER THE BOMBARDME

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1 JULY 1945. LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE PERSONNEL, WITH MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION ABOARD, APPROACHING THE SHORE FOR A LANDING DURING THE OBOE 2 OPERATION. SMOKE FROM BURNING OILFIELDS SHOWN
