Battle of Finschhafen
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The Battle of Finschhafen was a World War II campaign in New Guinea in 1943, where Allied forces captured the strategically important Finschhafen area from Japanese defenders as part of the broader push along the Huon Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Finschhafen canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | significant on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
George Alan Vasey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidemitsu Nakano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfLanding | 1943-09-22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-10-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Sattelberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Wareo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Scarlet Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Finschhafen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved |
2/13th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2/15th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/17th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/28th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 20th Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 24th Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Australian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 20th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
amphibious landing by Australian forces
ⓘ
intense jungle fighting ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Finschhafen town
ⓘ
establishment of base for further Huon Peninsula operations ⓘ seizure of airfield sites ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Postern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Huon Peninsula campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Landing at Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-09-22 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
airfield sites near Finschhafen
ⓘ
control of Huon Peninsula ⓘ harbour facilities at Finschhafen ⓘ protection of Vitiaz Strait ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Bumi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sattelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarlet Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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