Members of the headquarters of the 2/8th Battalion and attached artillerymen observe the effects of the massive bombardment that accompanied the battalion's assault on 'The Blot' on 14 July 1945. The 2/1st and 2/2nd Field Regiments together fired a total of 4500 25-pounder shells over a 45-minute period. AWM 094011 Source AWM 094011 Copyright Australian War Memorial See also Aitape-Wewak 1944-1945