Battle of Buna–Gona

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Buna–Gona was a brutal World War II engagement in late 1942–early 1943 in Papua New Guinea, where Allied forces fought to eliminate entrenched Japanese beachheads following the Kokoda Track campaign.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Buna–Gona canonical 6
Battle of Buna 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Allied air support from Fifth Air Force ⓘ
South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: South West Pacific Area command
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign New Guinea campaign ⓘ
surface form: Papuan campaign
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
characteristic entrenched Japanese defensive positions ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Hatazō Adachi ⓘ
Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Blamey ⓘ
Yasuo Yamagata ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
endDate 1943-01-22 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Wau ⓘ
fortifications bunkers ⓘ
log-and-earth pillboxes ⓘ
front New Guinea campaign ⓘ
surface form: New Guinea front
involves Australian Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
location Buna ⓘ
Gona ⓘ
Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Sanananda ⓘ
notableFor first major Allied offensive victory on land against Japan in the Pacific War ⓘ
objective elimination of Japanese beachheads at Buna, Gona, and Sanananda ⓘ
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy New Guinea campaign ⓘ
surface form: Kokoda Track campaign
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1942-11-16 ⓘ
strategicImportance denying Japan bases threatening Port Moresby ⓘ
securing the north coast of Papua ⓘ
terrain dense tropical jungle ⓘ
swampy coastal lowlands ⓘ
theater South West Pacific Area ⓘ
timePeriod early 1943 ⓘ
late 1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Guinea campaign → hasPart → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
Battle of Wau → relatedTo → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
32nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
32nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Buna
Territory of New Guinea → notableBattle → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
7th Australian Division → engagement → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
Operation Lilliput → supportedOperation → Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ