Finschhafen, New Guinea
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Finschhafen, New Guinea is a coastal town in northeastern Papua New Guinea that served as a significant Allied military base and battleground during World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeCentreOf | Finschhafen District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Finschhafen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| coastal | true ⓘ |
| colonialPower | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Otto Finsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonyStatus | part of German New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airfield
ⓘ
port ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morobe Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bismarck Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ northeast coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| militarySignificance |
Allied staging area for operations in New Guinea
ⓘ
base for air operations over New Guinea and Bismarck Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto Finsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sattelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitiaz Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | part of independent Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| recapturedBy |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Huon Gulf region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of approaches to Vitiaz Strait
ⓘ
support for Allied advance along New Guinea coast ⓘ |
| theaterOf |
Huon Peninsula campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional shipping point ⓘ |
| usedAs |
air base
ⓘ
logistical base ⓘ military base ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| usedBy | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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