Operation Lizard

Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War Two using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return.

The party were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Navy, corporateName=Royal Australian. "HMAS Kalgoorlie". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "A Small South Pole — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

Sources

  • Hoehn, John. (2011). Commando Kayak: The role of the Australian Folboat in the Pacific Campaign. hirschbooks.net & ozatwar.com/hoehn. ISBN 978-3-033-01717-7
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