Battle of Saidor
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The Battle of Saidor was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and subsequent campaign in New Guinea aimed at securing an airfield and cutting off retreating Japanese forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Saidor canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Frank H. Berryman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hatazō Adachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Krueger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1944-02-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance toward Madang ⓘ |
| forceType |
32nd Infantry Division (United States)
NERFINISHED
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I Corps (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
cut off retreating Japanese forces from Sio
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secure airfield sites near Saidor ⓘ support Allied advance along the north coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| operationName | Operation Michaelmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied New Guinea offensives of 1943–1944
NERFINISHED
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New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Sio
NERFINISHED
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Huon Peninsula campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-01-02 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to securing Allied control of the Vitiaz Strait
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helped isolate Japanese forces on the Huon Peninsula ⓘ |
| theatreCommander | Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type |
amphibious landing
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ground campaign ⓘ |
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