Sanananda
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Sanananda is a village on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea that was a key World War II battleground during the New Guinea campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanananda canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | war memorials in Papua New Guinea (regional) ⓘ |
| conflict |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Bismarck Sea (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Owen Stanley Range coastal area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal swamp terrain
ⓘ
jungle environment ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II battleground ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Sanananda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Papuan languages area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern coast of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Oro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Buna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Killerton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gona NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanananda Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea mainland ⓘ |
| partOf | Territory of Papua (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
local settlement
ⓘ
site of historical tourism (limited) ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
Allied victory
ⓘ
elimination of Japanese beachhead ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Japanese beachhead on north Papuan coast
ⓘ
approach route to Buna and Gona ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | military operations ⓘ |
| wasAttackedBy |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDefendedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Allied offensive against Japanese forces (1942–1943)
ⓘ
Battle of Buna–Gona–Sanananda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanananda Track fighting ⓘ |
| year |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ |
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