Hollandia

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Hollandia was a major World War II Allied military base and logistical hub in New Guinea, used as a key staging area for operations in the South West Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military base
World War II site
logistical hub
afterWarStatus reduced military importance after World War II
associatedWithOperation New Guinea campaign
surface form: Allied New Guinea campaign

operations leading to the liberation of the Philippines
capturedBy Australian Army units
United States Army
commandedBy Douglas MacArthur
surface form: General Douglas MacArthur (theater command)
controlledBy Allied forces (after capture)
Imperial Japan
surface form: Japan (before Allied capture)
formerNameOf Jayapura (area name context)
hasFacility airfields
fuel storage areas
port facilities
supply depots
hasRole air operations base
logistics center for Allied campaigns
naval support base
staging area for Allied operations
locatedIn New Guinea
South West Pacific Area
partOf South West Pacific Area
surface form: South West Pacific Area command
presentDayLocation near Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
strategicImportance key base for South West Pacific campaigns
support point for operations along the New Guinea coast
support point for operations toward the Philippines
timePeriod mid-1940s
usedBy Allied forces
Australian Defence Force
surface form: Australian military forces

United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States military
usedDuringConflict World War II
usedFor airfield operations
buildup of troops
naval anchorage and support
stockpiling of supplies

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