Title

Japanese troops disembarking on the coast of New Guinea, World War II, 1942. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Japanese troops disembarking on the coast of New Guinea, World War II, 1942. The Japanese landed on New Guinea, defended by American and Australian forces in March 1942. Fighting continued until 1945.

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Reference

HRM19D84_391

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,8Mb (1,2Mb) / 14,0in x 9,9in / 4200 x 2976 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea people male man men beach boat boats country guy island landing geography Pacific Ocean Japan Japanese war location century seashore Pacific Islands soldiers soldier invasion concept B&W 1940s New Guinea MONOCHROME Army warfare Forties Invader World War II World War two Disembarking WWII water transport infantry black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century decade disembarkation geographical feature landing craft Second World War TGN WW2 photograph invaders Keystone Archives 2nd World War Unknown photograph