Australian Army units in New Guinea
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Australian Army units in New Guinea were the Australian ground forces that fought alongside U.S. and Allied troops in the New Guinea campaign of World War II, conducting jungle warfare against Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Army units in New Guinea canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
military formation grouping ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Herring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Alan Vasey NERFINISHED ⓘ Iven Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Morshead NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Savige NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Rowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Blamey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| location |
Aitape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Buna–Gona NERFINISHED ⓘ Finschhafen NERFINISHED ⓘ Huon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ Milne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Wau NERFINISHED ⓘ Wewak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
3rd Division (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
6th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Militia units of the Australian Army ⓘ |
| objective |
defence of Australia
ⓘ
expulsion of Japanese forces from New Guinea ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingForceIn |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Australian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ infantry warfare ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.