World War Two

Season 7, Episode 30

Episode Title: Week 306 - Aussies Land on Borneo - WW2 - July 6, 1945

Air Date: 2024-07-06

Overview:

Australian forces land at Balikpapan to hopefully secure the oil facilities there; In Burma, the Japanese try a diversion to allow some troops to escape the country, but the timing is not what it should be; in the Philippines there is an American landing on Mindanao, but behind the scenes there are those wondering if they really need to push Japan for complete unconditional surrender.