On January 30, about 1,000 Japanese marines and IJA personnel landed at Hitu-lama on the north coast, and other elements of the 228th Regiment landed on the southern coast of the Laitimor Peninsula.
About 1,000 Japanese marines and IJA personnel landed at Hitu-lama on the north coast. This was on January 30. Other elements of the 228th Regiment landed on the southern coast of the Laitimor Peninsula. This was on January 30.