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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landing at Nadzab canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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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
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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
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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
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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
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facilitated capture of Lae ⓘ seizure of Nadzab airfield ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
enabled further Allied advance along New Guinea coast
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provided airbase for operations against Lae ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air power
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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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