Arawe landings
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The Arawe landings were a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted to secure a foothold and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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amphibious assault ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julian W. Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1943-12-15 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-01 ⓘ |
| force |
112th Cavalry Regimental Combat Team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alamo Force NERFINISHED ⓘ US Navy amphibious forces NERFINISHED ⓘ US Sixth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | New Guinea and New Britain front ⓘ |
| location |
Arawe
NERFINISHED
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New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ southern coast of New Britain ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted in jungle and coastal terrain
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use of small-scale diversionary landing ⓘ |
| objective |
divert Japanese attention from Cape Gloucester landings
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secure a foothold on southern New Britain ⓘ support Operation Cartwheel ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Japanese garrison on New Britain ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Hitoshi Imamura
NERFINISHED
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Jinichi Kusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Britain campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Cartwheel NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOperation |
Battle of Cape Gloucester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landing at Cape Merkus ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-15 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
diversion for Cape Gloucester landings
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support advance toward Rabaul ⓘ |
| tactic |
air support
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amphibious landing ⓘ preliminary naval bombardment ⓘ |
| theatre | South West Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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