Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II

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The Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II was a major Allied operational area, led largely by General Douglas MacArthur, encompassing campaigns across New Guinea, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and surrounding regions against Japanese forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
theatre of war
alliance Allies of World War II
alsoKnownAs SWPA NERFINISHED
South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED
commandedBy Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Australia
Japan NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Combined Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED
endTime 1945
hasCasualties high on both sides
hasCommanderRole Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area NERFINISHED
hasObjective defeat of Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific
isolation of major Japanese bases
liberation of the Philippines
protection of Australia
headquartersLocation Brisbane NERFINISHED
Manila NERFINISHED
includesBattle Battle of Aitape NERFINISHED
Battle of Biak NERFINISHED
Battle of Buna–Gona NERFINISHED
Battle of Finschhafen NERFINISHED
Battle of Hollandia NERFINISHED
Battle of Lae NERFINISHED
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of Luzon NERFINISHED
Battle of Milne Bay NERFINISHED
Battle of Mindanao NERFINISHED
Battle of Salamaua NERFINISHED
Battle of Wewak NERFINISHED
Battle of the Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED
includesCampaign Admiralty Islands campaign NERFINISHED
Borneo campaign (1945) NERFINISHED
New Britain campaign NERFINISHED
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) NERFINISHED
Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED
includesOperation Operation Cartwheel NERFINISHED
locatedIn Admiralty Islands NERFINISHED
Borneo NERFINISHED
Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
New Britain NERFINISHED
New Guinea NERFINISHED
New Ireland NERFINISHED
Papua NERFINISHED
Philippines
Solomon Islands region NERFINISHED
Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Timor NERFINISHED
militaryBranchInvolved Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
notableCommander George C. Kenney NERFINISHED
Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED
Thomas Blamey NERFINISHED
Walter Krueger NERFINISHED
opponent Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
partiallyOverlaps Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED
partOf Pacific War
World War II
result Allied victory
startTime 1942
usesStrategy island hopping

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Battle of Balikpapan (1942) theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
Battle of Timor (1942) partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Battle of Wau theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
New Britain campaign front Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific front
Operation Backhander partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Operation Backhander region Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific
Landing at Arawe partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Landing at Arawe front Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific Front
Battle of Milne Bay theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Solomon Islands campaign partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Battle of Labuan theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre
Japanese Seventeenth Army theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Air operations in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II setInRegion Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: Southwest Pacific theater
No. 76 Squadron RAAF theatreOfOperations Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre
Attack on Darwin theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre
8th Australian Division theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Second Battle of the Java Sea theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: Southwest Pacific theater
U.S. invasion of Leyte theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: Southwest Pacific Theater
Battle of Manus campaign Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific Area campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Rendova wasSiteOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: Pacific War operations
Bismarck Archipelago campaign partOf Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific Area campaign
Shortland Islands region Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
Siege of Laha Airfield theatre Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre
Japanese landings in the Moluccas theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Second Australian Imperial Force theatreOfOperations Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: South West Pacific