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Japanese WWII fortifications. Biak, West Papua, Indonesia. In World War II, a strategic airfield of the Imperial Japanese Army was located on Biak, serving as a base for operations in the Pacific theatre. American forces eventually captured the island during the Battle of Biak in 1944.
© Matthew Oldfield 2005
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