Hollandia operation
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The Hollandia operation was a major World War II Allied amphibious assault in Dutch New Guinea aimed at seizing Japanese-held airfields and establishing a strategic base for further advances in the Southwest Pacific.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hollandia operation canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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amphibious assault ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| airfieldCaptured |
Cyclops airfield
NERFINISHED
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Hollandia airfield complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentani airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Reckless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy Japanese casualties
ⓘ
relatively light Allied casualties ⓘ |
| codename | Reckless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
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George C. Kenney NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Krueger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentLocation | Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1944-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1944-04-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Aitape–Wewak campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Royal Australian Air Force units
NERFINISHED
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U.S. 24th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 41st Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. I Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch New Guinea
NERFINISHED
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Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
cut off Japanese forces in the Huon Peninsula and Wewak areas
ⓘ
establish a strategic base for further Allied advances in the South West Pacific ⓘ seize Japanese-held airfields at Hollandia ⓘ |
| operationType |
airborne assault support
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amphibious landing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
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South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Huon Peninsula campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
bypassed and isolated large Japanese garrisons in New Guinea
ⓘ
secured advanced air bases for operations toward the Philippines ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air power
ⓘ
Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined arms amphibious assault
ⓘ
leapfrogging Japanese strongholds ⓘ |
| theatreCommander | Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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