History Talk – World War Two – Landing at Lae, New Guinea, 1943

In September 1943 Australian and American troops took part in the first amphibious landing since Gallipoli. Combined with the airborne assault, the landing at Lae in New Guinea saw the Japanese lose a vital regional base and the landing opened the way for ultimate Allied victory in New Guinea.

Join Graeme Davis from the Lane Cove RSL Sub-Branch and principal of Family Military History for a fascinating talk on the Landing of Lae and its implications for World War II and Australian.

Photo caption – Australian troops disembarking from American landing ships in the Lae area, New Guinea, 1943 (Courtesy Australian War Memorial 3606542).