Month: April 2023

WWII wreck found in Philippines’ waters – Dutch victims

Deep-sea explorers have found the wreck of a Japanese transport ship which sank off the Philippines, killing nearly 1,000 Australian troops and civilians in World War Two. It was Australia’s worst maritime disaster: a US submarine torpedoed the ship unaware that it was packed with prisoners captured in Papua New Guinea. The Montevideo Maru sank …

On this day in history, April 1, 1945, US forces invade Okinawa, last major battle of World War II

The United States launched a massive invasion of the Japanese home island of Okinawa, with an initial landing of 60,000 soldiers and marines, on this day in history, April 1, 1945.  The Battle of Okinawa proved the last major engagement of World War II and the largest battle of the entire war in the Pacific Theater.  Kamikazes, mass civilian …