Operation Lizard
Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War II using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return. Lizard I, a party of four, were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943. Lizard II, a party of four, landed in September 1942 Lizard III, a party enforced the original Lizard parties in November 1942 Portolizard - people who served with Lizard who stayed behind
Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War II using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return.
- Lizard I, a party of four, were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943.[1][2]
- Lizard II, a party of four, landed in September 1942
- Lizard III, a party enforced the original Lizard parties in November 1942
- Portolizard - people who served with Lizard who stayed behind
References
[edit]- ^ Navy, corporateName=Royal Australian. "HMAS Kalgoorlie". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "A Small South Pole — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Sources
[edit]- "The Official History of the Operations and Administration of] Special Operations - Australia [(SOA), also known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)] Volume 2 - Operations Part 1 Page 12-22". National Archives of Australia. p. 46-66.
- 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