Finschhafen, The Aftermath of the War
Finschhafen, The Aftermath of the War What was it like right after the war? There were three known major plantations in Finschhafen back in the days, the #Heldsbach , #Salankaua and #Timbulin . The three lie within almost ten miles from each other. There were no vehicle roads before the war, but only horse tracks interrupted by numerous small creeks. Finschhafen (Buming to Mape), World War 2. How big was it? Here are two sources of reference that can give you a glimpse of how big it was. During the war Finschhafen had become the third largest military port in the world, after London and New York. At times there were one million Allied soldiers stationed at Finschhafen. It was one big war city between #Mape river and Buming river. Dozens of side roads criss crossed the plantation and connected numerous warehouses, recreation centres, churches and movie theatres. Military equipment of all description and in huge quantities were for the trip to Japan. (Source: Lutheran Church in