AWM 117313 31st 51st Battalion Nauru
Soldiers from the 31st/51st Battalion, Australian Army, inspect captured Japanese Type 97 tankettes on Nauru on 16 September 1945
Japanese POW Nauru - Australia in World War Two
FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE on Nauru, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND. THE TROOPS WERE GIVEN CHARGE OF THE JAPANESE WHO WERE SPLIT INTO SMALL PARTIES TO CLEAN UP THE ISLAND. S... More
Japanese PO Wof Nauru-Barge - Australia in World War Two
JAPANESE POWS BOARDING A BARGE WHICH IS TO TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL WHICH IS TO EVACUATE THEM TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION.
Nauru surrender WW2 - Australia in World War Two
Surrender of the japanese forces of Nauru the 13th of september 1945 on board of the HMAS Diamantina, The japanese commander Hisayuki Soeda hand his sword to J. R. Stevenson the australian commander
Oil tank wreckage Nauru
Australian War Memorial image 304377/02. Oil tanks destroyed by the German bombardment of Nauru in December 1940.
Wrecked Cantilever Nauru
Australian War Memorial image 305230. PHOSPHATE CANTILEVER LOADING EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE FROM THE GERMAN RAIDER KOMET ON 1940-12-27.
Ncbattery 2
The U.S. Navy battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55) bombarding Nauru, 8 December 1943, destroying air facilities, beach defense revetments, and radio installations. Note the Vought OS2U Kingfisher at right on ... More
Nauru island being bombarded in December 1943
The island of Nauru being bombarded by a U.S. Navy task force, 8 December 1943, destroying air facilities, beach defense revetments, and radio installations.