Australian World War II soldiers’ partial remains recovered off Kokoda Track, grave sites untouched for 80 years
via ABC News, 25 July 2023: Australian archaeologists recovered partial remains of 15 World War II soldiers on the Kokoda ...
Tag: World War II
Global conflict lasting from 1939-1945
WWII aircraft carrier sunk by suicide plane has been identified, Navy says
via Washington Post, 11 July 2023: 78 years after its sinking by a Japanese suicide plane, the wreck of the ...
Chinese barge likely plundered WWII shipwreck: Malaysia
via AP/ Yahoo News, 30 May 2023: A Chinese barge detained in Malaysian waters is accused of illegally salvaging two ...
Malaysia detains Chinese ship linked to suspected illegal salvage of British WWII wrecks
via The Straits Times, 29 May 2023: Cannon shells believed to be from World War II were discovered on a ...
Statement on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
via The National Museum of the Royal Navy, 24 May 2023: Statement made in response to reports that the shipwrecks ...
Save the wrecks before it is too late, warn heritage experts
via New Straits Times, 22 May 2023: Heritage experts in Malaysia are urging coordinated efforts from enforcement authorities to protect ...
SS Montevideo Maru shipwreck found 81 years after Australia’s worst maritime disaster
via ABC News, 22 April 2023: More news stories linked below. The shipwreck of the Montevideo Maru, which was carrying ...
Sentosa fort dating back to 1870s to open for rare public tours to mark Singapore’s fall in WWII
via Straits Times, 07 February 2023: Tours to the 19th century Fort Connaught in Sentosa island are one of the ...
World War II exhibit opens in Fort Santiago
via PIA, 17 July 2022: Fort Santiago in Manila's Intramuros hosts an exhibition on World War II until the end ...
Pillbox losing ground to sea erosion
via The Star, 12 July 2022: A World War II-era pillbox in Penang is slowly being lost to sea erosion.
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