Operation Goodtime

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Operation Goodtime was a World War II Allied amphibious operation in the Pacific, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II amphibious operation
military operation
aim secure airfields close to Rabaul
support subsequent operations against Japanese positions in the Bismarck Archipelago
airSupportBy Royal New Zealand Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
belligerent Allies
campaign Bismarck Archipelago campaign
Solomons campaign
codename Operation Goodtime
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Australia
New Zealand
United States
endDate 1944-02-20
forceType amphibious landing
location Green Islands
between Bougainville and New Ireland
navalSupportBy United States Navy
objective isolate Rabaul
neutralize Japanese base at Rabaul
opponent Empire of Japan
partOf Operation Cartwheel
preparationBy New Zealand 3rd Division
primaryGroundForce New Zealand 3rd Division
result Allied victory
capture of Green Islands
startDate 1944-02-15
strategicEffect extension of Allied air and naval reach in the Bismarck Sea
further isolation of Rabaul
theater Pacific War

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

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