Arawe
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Arawe is a coastal area on the southwest coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea that served as an important Allied amphibious landing site during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arawe canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal area
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| campaign | New Britain campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWWII | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| currentCountryStatus | part of independent Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 15 December 1943 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Japanese forces ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beaches suitable for amphibious landings
ⓘ
coastal reefs and small offshore islets ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after local Arawe people or language group ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Second World War period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | area where Papuan and Austronesian languages are spoken ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | West New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southwest coast of New Britain ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | early U.S. Army amphibious assault in New Britain campaign ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Arawe Islands area ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Cape Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operation | Allied landings at Arawe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance along New Guinea and New Britain
ⓘ
Island of New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
diversionary landing for Cape Gloucester operations
ⓘ
securing approaches along southwest New Britain coast ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | amphibious landing site ⓘ |
| usedBy | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.