Raid on Mubo (1942)

The Raid on Mubo was a raid by Australian commandos on the Japanese base at Mubo in New Guinea in World War Two conducted on 1 October 1942. A party of 60 soldiers from the 2/5th Commando Squadron (Australia) under Norman Winning attacked the Japanee base. It was estimated up to 50 Japanese were killed.[1]

References

  1. "Commando tales are still untold.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 14 June 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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