Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Battle of Morotai

Battle of Morotai

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 15, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 18:54, 30 August 2014 (UTC)



The Battle of Morotai, part of the Pacific War, began on 15 September 1944, and continued until the war ended in August 1945. The fighting began when United States and Australian forces landed on the south-west corner of Morotai, a small island in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), which the Allies needed as a base to support the liberation of the Philippines later that year. The invading forces greatly outnumbered the island's Japanese defenders, and secured their objectives in two weeks. Japanese reinforcements were landed on the island between September and November, but lacked the supplies needed to effectively attack the Allied defensive perimeter. Intermittent fighting continued until the end of the war, with the Japanese troops suffering heavy loss of life from disease and starvation. South-western Morotai was subsequently developed into a major Allied base, with facilities on the island being used to support subsequent landings in the Philippines and Borneo. Torpedo boats and aircraft based at Morotai also harassed Japanese positions in the NEI.
 * Most recent similar article(s): No recent TFAs on battles, especially not World War II battles
 * Main editors: Nick-D
 * Promoted: 2009
 * Reasons for nomination: 70th anniversary of the start of the battle. I note that George Formby is currently lined up as the TFA for 15 September, but this doesn't seem to be a significant anniversary for him.
 * Support as nominator. Nick-D (talk) 01:56, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

This is why it's useful when people use WP:TFARP to leave reminders for me/themselves/others about potential dates... I'll sort this out, probably on Monday. BencherliteTalk 09:22, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot Bencherlite. This anniversary actually slipped my mind until I saw someone edit the article a few days ago... Nick-D (talk) 10:36, 30 August 2014 (UTC)