Operation Chronicle

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World War II operation military operation

Operation Chronicle was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in June 1943 that secured the Woodlark and Kiriwina Islands in the South Pacific as part of the broader New Guinea campaign.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II operation → military operation →
belligerent	Allies of World War II → Empire of Japan →
campaign	New Guinea campaign →
codename	Operation Chronicle →
commandedBy	Douglas MacArthur →
conductedBy	Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area →
conflict	World War II →
country	Australia → United States of America →
date	June 1943 →
endDate	1943-06-30 →
followedBy	Allied landings at Lae → Allied landings at Salamaua → Operation Cartwheel →
location	Kiriwina Island NERFINISHED → South Pacific → Territory of Papua → Woodlark Island NERFINISHED →
notableFeature	unopposed landings on Kiriwina Island → unopposed landings on Woodlark Island →
objective	establishment of airfields → seizure of Kiriwina Island → seizure of Woodlark Island → support for New Guinea operations →
operationType	amphibious assault → landing operation →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
participatingForce	Australian Army → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Australian Navy → United States Army → United States Navy →
partOf	New Guinea campaign → South West Pacific Area campaign →
precededBy	Operation Lilliput →
region	Melanesia →
result	Allied victory →
startDate	1943-06-30 →
strategicPurpose	advance Allied airpower towards Rabaul → support Operation Cartwheel encirclement of Rabaul →
subordinateTo	Allied South West Pacific Area →
theatre	Pacific War → South West Pacific theatre →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Chronicle →	codename
Operation Cartwheel →	componentOperation