New Guinea campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The New Guinea campaign was a major World War II military operation in which Allied forces fought Japanese troops for control of New Guinea, playing a crucial role in halting Japan’s southward expansion in the Pacific.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
New Guinea campaign canonical	63
Kokoda Track campaign	8
Papua campaign	3
Allied New Guinea campaign	2
New Guinea Campaign	2
Battle of New Guinea	1
Japanese occupation of New Guinea	1
New Guinea and New Britain campaigns	1
New Guinea campaign (World War II)	1
New Guinea campaign air operations	1
New Guinea front	1
New Guinea operations	1
New Guinea operations 1942	1
Papuan campaign	1
Sixth Army operations in New Guinea campaign	1
Western New Guinea campaign	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New Guinea campaign ⓘ surface form: New Guinea operations
belligerent	Australia ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Netherlands ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	enabled Allied offensive operations in the Southwest Pacific ⓘ halted Japanese advance toward Australia ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ Battle of Milne Bay ⓘ Battle of Wau ⓘ Battle of the Bismarck Sea ⓘ Finisterre Range campaign ⓘ Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Huon Peninsula campaign New Guinea campaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kokoda Track campaign Salamaua–Lae campaign ⓘ
involves	air superiority campaigns ⓘ airborne operations ⓘ amphibious operations ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ
location	Bismarck Sea ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Solomon Sea ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ surface form: Territory of New Guinea British Western Pacific Territories ⓘ surface form: Territory of Papua
notableCommander	Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Hatazō Adachi ⓘ Hitoshi Imamura ⓘ Thomas Blamey ⓘ
notableFor	harsh tropical conditions ⓘ high disease casualties ⓘ logistical difficulties ⓘ
opponent	Allied forces ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf	Pacific War ⓘ South West Pacific Area ⓘ surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
strategicObjective	halt Japanese southward expansion in the Pacific ⓘ protect Australia from potential invasion ⓘ secure lines of communication between the United States and Australia ⓘ
theatreCommander	Douglas MacArthur ⓘ

Referenced by (89)

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

Pacific War → hasPart → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → conflict → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

South West Pacific Area → hasPart → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Battle of Coral Sea → campaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Thomas Blamey → participatedIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papua campaign

New Guinea campaign → hasPart → New Guinea campaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

New Guinea campaign → alsoKnownAs → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Guinea operations

Pacific theater commands → notableOperation → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Japanese colonial empire → hasPart → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese occupation of New Guinea

Invasion of Rabaul → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Walter Krueger → notableCommanderOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Army operations in New Guinea campaign

Fifth Air Force → engagement → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area → responsibleFor → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Allied Land Forces → areaOfResponsibility → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Thirteenth Air Force → operatedIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

USS Lexington (CV-2) → tookPartIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Guinea operations 1942

Japanese cruiser Tenryu → participatedIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Admiralty Islands campaign → followedBy → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western New Guinea campaign

Operation Chronicle → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Operation Chronicle → campaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Operation Postern → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Australian 9th Division → notableFor → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area → notableCampaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Finisterre Range campaign → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Leslie Morshead → participatedIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Manila American Cemetery → notableCampaignsCommemorated → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid → participantIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas C. Kinkaid

Battle of Wau → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Battle of Wau → precededBy → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Battle of Buna–Gona → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Battle of Buna–Gona → precededBy → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Battle of Buna–Gona → front → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Guinea front

Battle of Buna–Gona → campaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papuan campaign

Damien Parer → coveredBattle → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Damien Parer → coveredBattle → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Damien Parer → hasSubject → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Far Eastern Air Forces → notableOperation → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Guinea campaign air operations

Salamaua–Lae campaign → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Aitape–Wewak campaign → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

New Britain campaign → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied New Guinea campaign

112th Cavalry Regiment → engagement → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Operation Backhander → isPartOfCampaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Guinea and New Britain campaigns

32nd Infantry Division → engagement → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Thomas C. Kinkaid → participatedIn → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Hatazō Adachi → theaterOfOperations → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Territory of New Guinea → notableCampaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Territory of New Guinea → notableBattle → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Battle of Milne Bay → partOf → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

Battle of Milne Bay → campaign → New Guinea campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papua campaign