Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 11 avr. 1945
- Type
- Opération militaire
- Coordonnées
- 3.42° S, 143.58° E
- Description
- 1945 military operation
Operation Copper
Allied World War II special operation in Borneo
Operation Copper was carried out by the Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II. The objective of the mission was to investigate the Japanese defences on Muschu Island, capture a Japanese officer for interrogation and discover the location of two naval guns on the island that covered the approaches to Wewak Harbour. Eight commandos were landed as part of the operation; only one survived.
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- Bombing of Wewak21 août 1943 · Opération militaire
- Battle of Madangavr. 1944 · Bataille
- Battle of Hollandia22 avr. 1944 · Bataille
- Battle of Sansapor30 juil. 1944 · Bataille
- Battle of Crater Hill19 janv. 1944 · Bataille
- 1945 Manus Island USAAF crash5 mai 1945 · Catastrophe aérienne