Landing at Arawe
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Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landing at Arawe canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II amphibious assault
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
establishing a base for PT boat operations
ⓘ
weakening Japanese defensive posture on New Britain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arawe landings ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
|
| commandedBy |
South West Pacific Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied South West Pacific Area command
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-12-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cape Gloucester ⓘ |
| front |
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific Front
|
| hasCasualties |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Army
ⓘ
Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps amphibious units
|
| location |
Arawe
ⓘ
New Britain ⓘ Territory of New Guinea ⓘ southern coast of New Britain ⓘ |
| objective |
divert Japanese attention from larger operations
ⓘ
secure airfield sites ⓘ support Allied operations on New Britain ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
diversionary attack ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Japanese Seventeenth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese 17th Army
|
| partOf |
New Britain campaign
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-15 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
part of Allied advance along the New Guinea–New Britain axis
ⓘ
preliminary operation to the Cape Gloucester landings ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Australian Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War ⓘ |
| used |
air support
ⓘ
amphibious landing craft ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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