Operation Lizard

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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

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Sources

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  • Hoehn, John. (2011). Commando Kayak: The role of the Australian Folboat in the Pacific Campaign. hirschbooks.net & ozatwar.com/hoehn. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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