Battle of Nassau Bay
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The Battle of Nassau Bay was a World War II amphibious landing and engagement in New Guinea in June–July 1943, in which Allied forces secured a vital beachhead to support operations against the Japanese-held strongholds of Salamaua and Lae.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nassau Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
establishing logistics base for Allied forces in New Guinea
ⓘ
weakening Japanese defenses around Salamaua ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| commander |
Australian Army commanders
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army commanders ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-07-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
continued Allied advance toward Salamaua
ⓘ
subsequent operations toward Lae ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Australian infantry units
ⓘ
Japanese garrison forces ⓘ United States Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Nassau Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
infantry engagement ⓘ |
| objective |
secure beachhead at Nassau Bay
ⓘ
support operations against Lae ⓘ support operations against Salamaua ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese forces in New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamaua–Lae campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Allied operations around Salamaua ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-06-29 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
facilitated later operations against Lae
ⓘ
secured supply beachhead for Allied advance on Salamaua ⓘ |
| supportedOperation |
Lae campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamaua campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
beach landing zone
ⓘ
coastal jungle ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
July 1943
ⓘ
June 1943 ⓘ |
| used | amphibious landing craft ⓘ |
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