Battle of Biak
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The Battle of Biak was a World War II Pacific campaign in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized the strategically vital Biak Island from Japanese control to secure airfields for operations toward the Philippines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Biak canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| airfieldCaptured |
Borokoe Airfield
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ⓘ
Mokmer Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorido Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Biak Island campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commanderForJapan | Kuzume Naoyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForUnitedStates |
Horace H. Fuller
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ⓘ
Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1944-08-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied operations toward the Philippines ⓘ |
| forcesInvolved |
41st Infantry Division (United States)
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ⓘ
Japanese 222nd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. I Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseCasualties | several thousand killed ⓘ |
| location |
Biak Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schouten Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ near New Guinea ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Imperial Japanese Navy air units
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ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy fighting around Mokmer airfield
ⓘ
use of tanks by Japanese defenders ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Biak Island
ⓘ
seize airfields on Biak ⓘ |
| operation | part of Allied advance along the New Guinea coast ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
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ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied landings along the New Guinea coast ⓘ |
| region | western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
denied Japan a key air base in western New Guinea
ⓘ
provided airfields to support the liberation of the Philippines ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-05-27 ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
secure air bases for operations toward the Philippines
ⓘ
support General Douglas MacArthur’s advance toward the Philippines ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByJapan |
cave defenses
ⓘ
defense in depth ⓘ |
| theater | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USCasualties | over one thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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