The Western New Guinea campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Dutch East Indies KNIL, United States and Australian...
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The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the...
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Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western, Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea, granted...
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Daniel E. Barbey (section Western New Guinea campaign)
Admiral Barbey contributed immeasurably to the success of the campaigns in New Britain, New Guinea and the Admiralties and his brilliant administration of exacting...
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Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea (Dutch: Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesian: Nugini Belanda) was the western half of the island of New Guinea that...
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forces during World War II Landing at Hollandia, a battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II in April 1944 Hollandia Hut, Swiss Alpine Club...
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The New Guinea Highlands, also known as the Central Range or Central Cordillera, is a long chain of mountain ranges on the island of New Guinea, including...
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island of New Britain, became a major Japanese base (see New Guinea campaign). After World War II, the territories of Papua and New Guinea were combined...
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1944-02-29 – 1944-03-25 Admiralty Islands campaign 1944-04-22 – 1945-08-15 Western New Guinea campaign Madagascar Campaign 1942-05-05 – 1942-11-06 Battle of Madagascar...
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The Battle of Biak was part of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II, fought between the United States Army and the Japanese Army from 27 May...
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