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Location Lat 8° 33' 0S Long 125° 34' 0E Dili Harbor borders Dili on the northern coast of Timor Island. Prewar and during the Pacific War part of Portuguese Timor, a colony of Portugal. Today located in Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor). Dili is the national capital and the nation's largest city. Wartime History On February 20, 1942 occupied by the Japanese and used as an anchorage and seaplane base. Starting in the middle of 1942 until the middle of 1944, Dili was bombed by Allied aircraft and the city was largely destroyed by bombing raids. American missions against Dili Harbor June 30, 1942–August 17, 1944 Postwar On December 7, 1975 at dawn Indonesian forces began bombarding Dili then made an amphibious landing in Dili Harbor supported by paratroopers. Dili Seaplane Base Locate at Dili Nanyei Maru Towed into Dili Harbor and sunk Contribute
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