In the area of the Japanese occupation during WWII. Walking into one of the many tunnels used during the war. Rabaul; Papua New Guinea; New Britain;

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Rabaul was heavily bombed by the Japanese in January 1942; on 23 January the battle of Rabaul began and Rabaul was captured shortly thereafter by thousands of Japanese naval landing forces. The Japanese army dug many kilometres of tunnels as shelter from Allied air attacks, such as the bombing of November 1943. They also expanded the facilities by constructing army barracks and support structures. By 1943 there were about 110,000 Japanese troops based in Rabaul.

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Location: Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Photo credit: © Sue Clark / Alamy / Afripics
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