20 Jan 1944

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Tinosa inserted Australian commandos and 5,000 pounds of their equipment onto Turtle Beach near Labian Point on northeastern Borneo as part of Operation Python II. ww2dbase [Tinosa | Labian Point, Borneo | DS]

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