75th anniversary: World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of...
History · Anniversaries · Fri, January 17, 2020
1945: World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.
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