Landing at Nadzab

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Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.

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Landing at Nadzab canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
aimedAt outflanking Japanese defenses at Lae
airfieldCaptured Nadzab airfield NERFINISHED
belligerent Allied forces
Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
campaign Lae–Nadzab operation NERFINISHED
codename Landing at Nadzab NERFINISHED
combatant Australia NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
commander Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
Ennis C. Whitehead NERFINISHED
George Alan Vasey NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED
date 5 September 1943
followedBy Allied advance on Lae
front Pacific War NERFINISHED
geographicalContext Markham Valley, New Guinea NERFINISHED
involvedUnit 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
7th Australian Division NERFINISHED
US Fifth Air Force NERFINISHED
location Nadzab, New Guinea NERFINISHED
notableFeature combined airborne and amphibious operation
large-scale Allied airborne assault in New Guinea
objective advance against Japanese positions in New Guinea
capture of Nadzab airfield
support capture of Lae
operationType airborne landing
amphibious landing
partOf New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED
South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
precededBy Allied planning for Lae–Nadzab operation
region Territory of Papua and New Guinea NERFINISHED
relatedBattle Battle of Lae NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
facilitated capture of Lae
seizure of Nadzab airfield
strategicImportance enabled further Allied advance along New Guinea coast
provided airbase for operations against Lae
supportedBy Allied air power
amphibious forces near Lae
theatreCommander Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
year 1943

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Subject: Landing at Nadzab
Description of subject: Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.

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Salamaua–Lae campaign includedBattle Landing at Nadzab