Battle of Morotai
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battle-of-morotai-186-3185716
title:
Battle of Morotai
text:
The Battle of Morotai, part of the Pacific War, began on 15 September 1944, and continued until the end of the war in August 1945. The fighting started when United States and Australian forces landed on the southwest corner of Morotai, a small island in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), which the Allies needed as a base to support the liberation of the Philippines later that year. The invading forces greatly outnumbered the island's Japanese defenders and secured their objectives in two weeks.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extended WWII battle of the Pacific War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morotai
date created:
2008-01-27T01:21:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:21:21Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Morotai_LSTs.jpg","width":640,"height":394}
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13
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16