Huon Peninsula campaign
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The Huon Peninsula campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at driving Japanese forces from the Huon Peninsula and securing key positions for further advances in the Southwest Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huon Peninsula campaign canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Huon Peninsula campaign Context triple: [Cartwheel, componentOperation, Huon Peninsula campaign]
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Salamaua–Lae campaign
The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at capturing the key Japanese-held bases of Salamaua and Lae to secure control of the region.
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B.
Battle of Buna–Gona
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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Aitape–Wewak campaign
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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Navy Island campaign
The Navy Island campaign was a brief 1837–1838 episode during the Upper Canada Rebellion in which Canadian rebels and American sympathizers occupied Navy Island in the Niagara River as a base for armed resistance against British colonial rule.
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E.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Huon Peninsula campaign Target entity description: The Huon Peninsula campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at driving Japanese forces from the Huon Peninsula and securing key positions for further advances in the Southwest Pacific.
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A.
Salamaua–Lae campaign
The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at capturing the key Japanese-held bases of Salamaua and Lae to secure control of the region.
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B.
Battle of Buna–Gona
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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C.
Aitape–Wewak campaign
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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D.
Navy Island campaign
The Navy Island campaign was a brief 1837–1838 episode during the Upper Canada Rebellion in which Canadian rebels and American sympathizers occupied Navy Island in the Niagara River as a base for armed resistance against British colonial rule.
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E.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| combatant |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commandedBy |
George Vasey
ⓘ
surface form:
George Alan Vasey
Hatazō Adachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Blamey ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-03 ⓘ |
| includedBattle |
Battle of Finschhafen
ⓘ
Battle of Sattelberg ⓘ Battle of Wareo ⓘ |
| includedOperation | Landing at Scarlet Beach ⓘ |
| involvedTypeOfWarfare |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
combined arms operations ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Huon Peninsula
ⓘ
southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific
Territory of New Guinea ⓘ |
| mainAlliedForce | Australian Army ⓘ |
| objective |
advance toward Sio
ⓘ
capture Finschhafen ⓘ drive Japanese forces from the Huon Peninsula ⓘ secure Huon Gulf ⓘ secure key positions for further advances in the Southwest Pacific ⓘ |
| opponentForce |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| relatedTo |
Markham and Ramu Valley campaign
ⓘ
New Britain campaign ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
Japanese withdrawal from Huon Peninsula ⓘ establishment of Allied bases on Huon Peninsula ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-09 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
contributed to isolation of Japanese base at Rabaul
ⓘ
improved Allied position for advance along New Guinea coast ⓘ secured sea and air routes in Huon Gulf ⓘ |
| supportingForce |
Royal Australian Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| terrain |
jungle
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mountainous ⓘ |
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Subject: Huon Peninsula campaign Description of subject: The Huon Peninsula campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at driving Japanese forces from the Huon Peninsula and securing key positions for further advances in the Southwest Pacific.
Referenced by (8)
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