Historical Information

This section includes campaign overviews, chronologies and and historical information on a variety of Pacific Wreck related topics. Below are special topic areas of particular interest. All are topics one does not find in public knowledge about the Pacific War.

Morotai Surrender

Morotai Surrender - September 9, 1945
Researched by Peter Flahavin
The instrument of surrender was Japanese signed by Lt-General Teshima, Commander of the Japanese Second Army, comprising about 126,000 Japanese.

Messerscmitts in the Pacific

Messerscmitts in the Pacific?
Did the Japanese use German aircraft during WWII?

Fortress Rabaul

Fortress Rabaul: End of the Air War
   The air war over Rabaul was nearly over for the Japanese.

First Japanese Mission to Guadalcanal
by Michael Claringbould / Aerothentic Publications
Black GI's

African American GI's in New Guinea

Australian Army in New Guinea

 
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