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.

Aliases (7)

Japanese occupation of New Guinea ×1
Kokoda Track campaign ×1
New Guinea operations ×1
New Guinea operations 1942 ×1
Papua 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 operations →
belligerent	Australia → British Empire → Empire of Japan → Netherlands → 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 → Huon Peninsula campaign → Kokoda Track campaign → Salamaua–Lae campaign →
involves	air superiority campaigns → airborne operations → amphibious operations → jungle warfare →
location	Bismarck Sea → New Guinea → Solomon Sea → Territory of New Guinea → 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 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 (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese colonial empire ("Japanese occupation of New Guinea") → New Guinea campaign ("Kokoda Track campaign") → Pacific War → South West Pacific Area →	hasPart
Japanese cruiser Tenryu → Thomas Blamey → Thomas Blamey ("Papua campaign") →	participatedIn
Invasion of Rabaul → Operation Chronicle → Operation Postern →	partOf
Battle of the Coral Sea → Operation Chronicle →	campaign
New Guinea campaign ("New Guinea operations") →	alsoKnownAs
Allied Land Forces →	areaOfResponsibility
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service →	conflict
Fifth Air Force →	engagement
Admiralty Islands campaign ("Western New Guinea campaign") →	followedBy
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area →	notableCampaign
Walter Krueger ("Sixth Army operations in New Guinea campaign") →	notableCommanderOf
Australian 9th Division →	notableFor
Pacific theater commands →	notableOperation
Thirteenth Air Force →	operatedIn
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area →	responsibleFor
USS Lexington (CV-2) ("New Guinea operations 1942") →	tookPartIn