Landing at Arawe

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Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.

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instanceOf World War II amphibious assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedAt establishing a base for PT boat operations ⓘ
weakening Japanese defensive posture on New Britain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Arawe landings ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
commandedBy Allied South West Pacific Area command ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date December 1943 ⓘ
endDate 1943-12-16 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cape Gloucester ⓘ
front South West Pacific Front ⓘ
hasCasualties Allied forces ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ
involves United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps amphibious units ⓘ
location Arawe ⓘ
New Britain ⓘ
Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
southern coast of New Britain ⓘ
objective divert Japanese attention from larger operations ⓘ
secure airfield sites ⓘ
support Allied operations on New Britain ⓘ
operationType amphibious landing ⓘ
diversionary attack ⓘ
opposedBy Japanese 17th Army ⓘ
partOf New Britain campaign ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1943-12-15 ⓘ
strategicContext part of Allied advance along the New Guinea–New Britain axis ⓘ
preliminary operation to the Cape Gloucester landings ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
theatre Pacific War ⓘ
used air support ⓘ
amphibious landing craft ⓘ
naval gunfire support ⓘ
year 1943 ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Gloucester → precededBy → Landing at Arawe ⓘ