1944Operation Horlicks: US Landing on Biak

Operation Horlicks starts, as Americans land on Biak, Dutch ...
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1944

🇯🇵 Operation Horlicks: US Landing on Biak

Operation Horlicks starts, as Americans land on Biak, Dutch New Guinea, a key Japanese air base; stubborn Japanese resistance until August.
Operation Horlicks: US Landing on Biak (1944)
BiakPacific TheaterJapanese Air BaseOperation HorlicksUS ArmyNew GuineaJapanese Resistance

🇯🇵 Japanese Resistance Ends in Admiralty Islands

The last Japanese resistance in the Admiralty Islands, off New Guinea comes to an end.
Pacific TheaterAdmiralty IslandsJapanese resistanceNew Guineaisland hoppingmilitary defeatSouth Pacific