Aitape–Wewak campaign

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The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
belligerent Allied Land Forces
surface form: Allied forces

Imperial Japanese Army
casualtiesType high Japanese casualties from combat and starvation
moderate Australian casualties
commanderAllied Jack Stevens
Stanley Savige
commanderJapanese Hatazō Adachi
conductedBy Australian I Corps
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Australia
Japan
endDate 1945-08
followedBy post-war occupation of Wewak area
frontType amphibious operations
jungle warfare
geopoliticalContext late-war mopping-up operations in the Pacific
involvedUnitAllied Australian 17th Brigade
surface form: 17th Brigade (Australia)

19th Brigade (Australia)
2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment
6th Australian Division
involvedUnitJapanese Japanese 18th Army
surface form: 18th Army (Japan)
location Milne Bay Province
surface form: Aitape region

Wewak region
northern New Guinea
notableEngagement advance from Aitape to Wewak
capture of Wewak
fighting around Maprik
operations in the Torricelli Mountains
objective clear remaining Japanese forces from Aitape region
clear remaining Japanese forces from Wewak region
secure northern New Guinea coastline
partOf New Guinea campaign
Pacific War
precededBy Aitape–Wewak campaign self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aitape landings

Aitape–Wewak campaign self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Aitape
primaryAlliedForce Australian Army
relatedOperation Battle of Bougainville
surface form: Bougainville campaign (1944–45)

Huon Peninsula campaign
result Allied victory
startDate 1944-11
strategicSignificance neutralized isolated Japanese forces in northern New Guinea
secured Allied flank in New Guinea
supportedBy Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Navy
theater South West Pacific Area
timePeriod 1944–1945

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New Guinea campaign hasPart Aitape–Wewak campaign
Admiralty Islands campaign precededBy Aitape–Wewak campaign
this entity surface form: Huon Peninsula campaign
Damien Parer hasSubject Aitape–Wewak campaign
this entity surface form: Australian Army operations in New Guinea
Aitape–Wewak campaign precededBy Aitape–Wewak campaign self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Aitape
Aitape–Wewak campaign precededBy Aitape–Wewak campaign self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aitape landings
New Britain campaign subordinateOperation Aitape–Wewak campaign
this entity surface form: Aitape–Wewak campaign on New Britain (Australian phase)
32nd Infantry Division engagement Aitape–Wewak campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Aitape
Hatazō Adachi notableBattle Aitape–Wewak campaign
Operation Brewer followedBy Aitape–Wewak campaign
this entity surface form: Aitape operation