Aitape–Wewak campaign

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The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
linked to: Allied Land Forces

Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
casualtiesType high Japanese casualties from combat and starvation ⓘ
moderate Australian casualties ⓘ
commanderAllied Jack Stevens ⓘ
Stanley Savige ⓘ
commanderJapanese Hatazō Adachi ⓘ
conductedBy Australian I Corps ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
endDate 1945-08 ⓘ
followedBy post-war occupation of Wewak area ⓘ
frontType amphibious operations ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
geopoliticalContext late-war mopping-up operations in the Pacific ⓘ
involvedUnitAllied 17th Brigade (Australia) ⓘ
19th Brigade (Australia) ⓘ
2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment ⓘ
6th Australian Division ⓘ
involvedUnitJapanese 18th Army (Japan) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese 18th Army
location Aitape region ⓘ
linked to: Milne Bay Province

Wewak region ⓘ
northern New Guinea ⓘ
notableEngagement advance from Aitape to Wewak ⓘ
capture of Wewak ⓘ
fighting around Maprik ⓘ
operations in the Torricelli Mountains ⓘ
objective clear remaining Japanese forces from Aitape region ⓘ
clear remaining Japanese forces from Wewak region ⓘ
secure northern New Guinea coastline ⓘ
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy Aitape landings ⓘ
Battle of Aitape ⓘ
primaryAlliedForce Australian Army ⓘ
relatedOperation Bougainville campaign (1944–45) ⓘ
Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-11 ⓘ
strategicSignificance neutralized isolated Japanese forces in northern New Guinea ⓘ
secured Allied flank in New Guinea ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
theater South West Pacific Area ⓘ
timePeriod 1944–1945 ⓘ

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New Guinea campaign → hasPart → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Admiralty Islands campaign → precededBy → Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Damien Parer → hasSubject → Australian Army operations in New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Aitape–Wewak campaign → precededBy → Battle of Aitape ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Aitape–Wewak campaign → precededBy → Aitape landings ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
New Britain campaign → subordinateOperation → Aitape–Wewak campaign on New Britain (Australian phase) ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
32nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Aitape ⓘ
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Hatazō Adachi → notableBattle → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Operation Brewer → followedBy → Aitape operation ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II → includesBattle → Battle of Aitape ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Japanese 18th Army → notableBattle → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
2/31st Battalion (Australia) → participatedIn → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
2/25th Battalion (Australia) → engagement → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Australian 17th Brigade → engagement → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
2/33rd Battalion (Australia) → campaign → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Jack Stevens → campaign → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
6th Australian Division → engagement → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
19th Brigade (Australia) → engagement → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment → campaign → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Australian 18th Brigade → engagedIn → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
First Australian Army → engagement → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
21st Brigade → participatedIn → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
25th Brigade → campaign → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
II Corps (Australia) → theatre → Aitape–Wewak Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
II Corps (Australia) → engagement → Aitape–Wewak Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Aitape–Wewak campaign
Invasion of Hollandia → followedBy → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Hollandia operation → followedBy → Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ