Map of new guinea during ww2
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The allies then went onto the offensive.
Deutsch neuguinea consisted of the northeastern part of the island of new guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the german colonial empire the mainland part of the territory called kaiser wilhelmsland became a german protectorate in 1884. Media in category maps of the new guinea campaign the following 76 files are in this category out of 76 total. General united states army. Allied advance across owen stanley range 1942 jpg 1 281 1 143.
The campaign on new guinea is all but forgotten except by those who served there. The new guinea campaign january 1942 september 1945 was one of the longest campaigns of the second world war. It began with the easy japanese conquest of most of the north coast of the massive island. Reference maps on world war ii 1939 1945.
History for the relaxed historian. I hope this absorbing account of that period will enhance your appreciation of american achievements during world war ii. It was closed and the facility turned over to civil authorities after the end of the war in september 1945. For the white australian and american and some african american troops who fought there new guinea was one of the most horrific battlegrounds of world war ii.
The battle was fought by australian and united states forces against the japanese beachheads at buna sanananda and gona from these the japanese had launched an overland attack on port moresby in light of developments in the solomon islands campaign japanese forces approaching. Other island groups were added subsequently. From march 8 1942 when japanese forces first landed on the island to the end of world war ii in the summer of 1945 fighting took place across the. Related links about world war 2 wwii timelines.
During the initial phase in early 1942 the empire of japan invaded the australian administered mandated territory of new guinea 23 january and the australian territory of papua 21 july and overran western new guinea beginning 29 30 march which was a part of the netherlands east indies during the second phase lasting from late 1942 until the japanese surrender the allies. Australian operation cartwheel. The battle of buna gona was part of the new guinea campaign in the pacific theatre during world war ii it followed the conclusion of the kokoda track campaign and lasted from 16 november 1942 until 22 january 1943. The port moresby airfield complex was a world war ii military airfield complex built near port moresby in the territory of papua and new guinea it was used during the battle of new guinea as a base of allied air operations primarily in 1942 and early 1943.
The japanese were pushed back across to the north coast of papua before the allies began a series of. New pomerania the bismarck archipelago and the northern solomon islands were declared a german protectorate in 1885. Yet allied operations in new guinea were essential to the u s. It later became a support base as the battle moved to the north and western part of new guinea.
Map of europe after. The japanese finally ran out of steam during the papuan campaign and were unable to capture port moresby on the south coast of papua new guinea. Advance on lae nadzab jpg 1 046 687. And it lasted a long time.
1943 world war ii japanese aeronautical map of new guinea geographicus newguinea14 wwii 1943 jpg 5 000 3 407. Map description history map of wwii. Area of battle of milne bay 1942 jpg 315 257. History map of world war ii.
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Chief of staff new guinea 24 january 1943 31 december 1944. The caroline islands palau and. Credits courtesy of the united states military academy department of history. Battles with names like tarawa saipan and iwo jima overshadow it.
Source text source documents history dictionary timelines archaeological records. The new guinea campaign of the pacific war lasted from january 1942 until the end of the war in august 1945. Papua new guinea september november 1942. People in history wars battles and revolutions map archive famous speeches.
Dense jungles intense heat disease and fierce japanese resistance all combined to make service on the island the second largest in the world a misery.
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