Battle of Salamaua
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The Battle of Salamaua was a World War II campaign in New Guinea in 1943, where Allied forces fought to capture the Japanese-held town of Salamaua as part of the broader effort to secure the Huon Gulf and advance toward Lae.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | weakening Japanese defenses around Lae ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Salamaua campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | Operation Postern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | New Guinea campaign of 1943–1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George Alan Vasey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidemitsu Nakano NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Savige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledTerritoryAfterBattle | Salamaua under Allied control ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-09-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | New Guinea front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Australian 3rd Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian 5th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ US 162nd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ US 41st Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Huon Gulf region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamaua NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult jungle terrain
ⓘ
logistical challenges ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Salamaua
ⓘ
diversion of Japanese attention from Lae ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese 51st Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Morobe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-04-22 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
advance toward Lae
ⓘ
securing the Huon Gulf ⓘ |
| support |
Royal Australian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactics |
air support operations
ⓘ
amphibious operations ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ |
| theater | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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