Battle of Slater’s Knoll
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The Battle of Slater’s Knoll was a major World War II engagement on Bougainville Island in early 1945, where Australian forces decisively repelled repeated Japanese attacks in one of the last significant battles of the Pacific campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Slater’s Knoll canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Slater’s Knoll, Bougainville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoalContext | reduce and contain Japanese forces on Bougainville ⓘ |
| combatantsSide |
Allies
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Axis-aligned Japan ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-06 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Australian offensive operations on Bougainville ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | knoll overlooking approaches to the Puriata River ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Australian armour
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Australian artillery ⓘ Australian infantry ⓘ Japanese infantry ⓘ |
| isConsidered | major engagement of Australian forces in 1945 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | final phase of the Bougainville campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Bougainville Island
NERFINISHED
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Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheatre | Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Slater’s Knoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement |
defensive battle for Australian forces
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offensive assaults by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy Japanese casualties
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strong Australian defensive stand ⓘ |
| objectiveOfAustralianForces | hold and expand the bridgehead around Slater’s Knoll ⓘ |
| objectiveOfJapaneseForces | dislodge Australian forces from Slater’s Knoll ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Japanese attacks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bougainville campaign
NERFINISHED
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Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Australian advances on Bougainville ⓘ |
| result | Australian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-03-28 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
one of the last significant battles of the Pacific campaign
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secured Australian positions in southern Bougainville ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
Australian defensive positions with artillery support
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repeated Japanese infantry assaults ⓘ use of tanks in support of Australian infantry ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1945 ⓘ |
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