MacArthur Memorial At Morotai, Indonesia
Representatives from the Indonesian government were at the MacArthur Memorial's new visitor's center last month to ask for help as they prepare to build a museum on the island of Morotai.
During World War II, Morotai was the sight of the largest U.S. and Allied airfield in the South Pacific theater.
General MacArthur lead troops in that theater.
Once complete the two museums will promote each other, share artifacts and showcase special exhibits.
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WWII NEWSREEL 1944 MOROTAI, B-29s in CBI, ADVANCES IN EUROPE TO SIEGFRIED LINE 73832
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This WWII newsreel dates to 1944 and includes various segments, including coverage (around 15 minute mark) of Operation Market Garden. The film begins in the Pacific with footage of vehicles being waterproofed with asbestos grease, and then shows the invasion underway. General Douglas MacArthur makes an appearance, inspecting the newly-conquered island. In another segment, B-29s are shown in operation in India against Japanese positions in Sumatra, Japan and China as part of the 20th Bomber Command. The newsreel continues with coverage of the capture of the French port of Boulogne, which fell on the 20th of September, and Le Havre. More than 7,000 German prisoners are shown as the Allied Armies drive on towards Germany. The American 1st Army is shown at Aachen and assaulting the Siegfried Line. German heavy emplacements and pillboxes are shown. The British 2nd Army's drive at Nijmegen and Eindhoven is also shown. During September 1944, the city saw heavy fighting during Operation Market Garden. The objective in Nijmegen was mainly to prevent the Germans from destroying the bridges. Capturing the road bridge allowed the British Army XXX Corps to attempt to reach the 1st British Airborne Division in Arnhem. The bridge was heavily defended by over 300 German troops on both the north and south sides with close to 20 anti-tank guns and two anti-aircraft guns, supported with artillery.
The Germans' late attempt to blow the road bridge was probably foiled by a local Dutch resistance hero, Jan van Hoof, who is said to have cut the wires to the bridge.
The Germans made repeated attacks on the bridge using bombs attached to driftwood, midget submarines and later resorted to shelling the bridge with 88mm barrages. Troops were positioned on the bridge giving an excellent arc of fire in case of attack. Troops that couldn't fit onto the bridge were positioned in a bombed-out house slightly upstream of the bridge. During the shelling, the house was hit, killing six soldiers and wounding one more.
Nijmegen was liberated from German captivity by the British Grenadier Guards of the Guards Armoured Division, as well as elements of the American 82nd Airborne Division in September 1944. This city would later be used as a springboard for Operation Veritable, the invasion across the Rhine River by Allied Troops.
Morotai Island (Indonesian: Pulau Morotai) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is one of Indonesia's northernmost islands.
Morotai is a rugged, forested island lying to the north of Halmahera. It has an area of some 1,800 square kilometres (690 sq mi), stretching 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-south and no more than 42 kilometres (26 mi) wide. The island's largest town is Daruba, on the islands south coast. Almost all of Morotai's numerous villages are coastal settlements; a paved road linking those on the east coast starts from Daruba and will eventually reach Berebere, the principal town on Morotai's east coast, 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Daruba.[citation needed] Between Halmahera and the islets and reefs of the west coast of Morotai is the Morotai Strait, which is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide.
The Empire of Japan invaded Morotai early in 1942 as part of its Dutch East Indies Campaign. US forces and their allies counter-attacked by launching the Battle of Morotai in 1944; bombing the island in August and invading it in September. Imperial Japanese forces on Morotai held out until 1945 but failed to expel the Allied invaders. In the latter part of 1944, 61,000 personnel landed on Morotai.[2] Two thirds of them were engineers, who rapidly established facilities including harbours and two airstrips[2] plus extensive fuel stores.
The formal surrender of the Second Japanese Army took place at Morotai on 9 September 1945.
The last Japanese holdout from the war, Private Teruo Nakamura (Amis: Attun Palalin), was discovered by the Indonesian Air Force on Morotai, and surrendered to a search patrol on December 18, 1974.
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World War II history in MOROTAI Island, North Maluku (Indonesia).
This video is about World War II history in MOROTAI Island, North Maluku (2017). The Large US ARMY Base Camp. Has 7 runways at Pitu Airport, 4 Museums in Morotai Island.
Morotai strip sitting
Australian airmen sitting around base. Australian and Americans and playing 'Two up' while waiting for next move. Lieutenant-General Morshead, Air Vice Marshall William Dowling Bostock, Major-General George Frederick Wooten and Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby shown leaving tent after conference on forth coming operation Oboe (?).
Mac Arthur memorial
The memorial marks the spot where Macarthir kept his and Americas word to return.
Return to Morotai of the Halmahera Force
The corvette HMAS Rockhampton arrives at Morotai carrying fifty eight Japanese war criminals and many crates of booty including swords and articles of equipment along with some eight million yen. All unloading is performed by the Japanese prisoners. Also on board are the caskets which contain the ashes of airmen Flight Lieutenant Bernard Newman and Flight Sergeant Edmond Stevenson who crashed in the Halmaheras and were held by the Japanese. They subsequently died of malaria and were buried by the Japanese. The caskets are brought ashore and eventually buried in the Morotai War Cemetery.
TOPIK ANTV Merekam Jejak Perang di Morotai
UNCOVERING MOROTAI
#MOROTAIINDONESIA
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Sejara Douglas Macarthur di Jayapura
Sejara Douglas Macarthur di Jayapura
Morotai adalah Kunci Kemenangan Sekutu atas Jepang di Pasifik ?
Morotai adalah Kunci Kemenangan Sekutu atas Jepang di Pasifik
Menduduki Filipina adalah hal penting bagi Jenderal Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964). Sebelum Perang Dunia II, MacArthur yang menjalani masa pensiun menjadi penasihat militer di Filipina. Namun, Perang Pasifik membuatnya ditugaskan pada 1941, menjabat Panglima Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat di Timur Jauh. Kekuatan Jepang di sekitar Filipina membuat MacArthur dan pengikutnya mundur ke Australia. Di sana MacArthur pernah bilang, Aku akan kembali.
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40,000 Japanese negotiate surrender: Halmahera Force
Six Patrol Torpedo boats left Morotai for the Halmaheras for a rendezvous with the Japanese Commander of the Moluccas Lieutentant General Ischii who commanded 40,000 troops on the Halmaheras and Morotai. The Japanese party consisted of seven officers and two other ranks. General Ischii led the party who and was accompanied by his Operations Officer Colonel Koshigi and his adjutant Captain Wamachi. American interpreter 1st Lieutenant Irwin Kline of New York City took down the names and appointments of the officers as they arrived and they were presented to Brigadier General Warren H McNaught Assistant Divisional Commander 93 Division who refused to return salutes offered to him by the officers. The Japanese Naval Party was led by Captain Fujita accompanied by his adjutant and the fleet Surgeon. They all carried their Samurai swords and were escorted to Morotai where negotiations were still in progress. RAAF Catalinas covered the operation.
TOPIK ANTV Morotai, Saksi Sejarah Perang Dunia
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Gempa Morotai, Maluku Utara 6,2 SR, 19-11- 2013
Gempa Morotai, Maluku Utara 6,2 SR- 19 November 2013
MATAHARI DI BUMI MORO // Lihat isi museum perang dunia ke-II pulau morotai
Pulau Zum-zum Markas Jenderal Amerika di Morotai
Zum-zum hanya pulau kecil tak berpenghuni, namun pulau ini bagian dari sejarah besar Perang Dunia II. Saat menguasai Morotai, Jenderal Douglas Mac-Arthur menjadikan Pulau Zum-zum sebagai tempat tinggal.
Beach at Kolorai Island (near Morotai) Indonesia
Beach at Kolorai Island (near Morotai), Moluccas, Indonesia
invasion of Morotai island world war2 1944
1944 until 1945