Indonesia

Australian guerrillas burning down the village of Mindelo in East Timor

east timor mindelo portugal australia ww2

Australian soldiers are photographed while burning town the village of Mindelo (Turiscai) in East Timor (Portugese Timor), on December 12th 1942, during the Battle of Timor, and shortly before their withdrawal from the area. They were doing so in order to prevent the village being used as a Japanese base. …