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.

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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

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