Operation Walnut

Operation Walnut was a military operation conducted by the Allies on the Aroe Islands during World War Two. On the 12th July 1943 a reconnaissance patrol, WALNUT III was inserted on Djieo, a small island north of Enoe Island, using Hoehn military folboats. Their fate is unknown, presumed killed. The patrol was organised by the Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "NEFIS". Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

Further reading

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