Battle of Mubo
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The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mubo canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoal |
to push Japanese forces back from Wau
ⓘ
to secure approaches to Salamaua ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Australian casualties
ⓘ
Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| commanderAllied |
George Wootten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Savige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderJapanese | Hidemitsu Nakano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-07-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Lababia Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Salamaua–Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Australian 17th Brigade
NERFINISHED
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Australian 2/3rd Independent Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/5th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/6th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 2/7th Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 51st Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mubo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close-range jungle fighting
ⓘ
use of air support by Allies ⓘ |
| objective |
to support the capture of Lae
ⓘ
to support the capture of Salamaua ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamaua–Lae campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCombatant |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOperation | Operation Cartwheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-04-22 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | operations to capture Salamaua and Lae ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
approach route to Salamaua and Lae
ⓘ
protection of Wau airfield ⓘ |
| terrain | jungle ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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