Battle of Cape Gloucester

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The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.

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Battle of Cape Gloucester canonical 15
Cape Gloucester 4
Cape Gloucester campaign 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Cape Gloucester campaign
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
casualties heavy Japanese casualties
significant Allied casualties from combat and disease
combatType amphibious assault
jungle warfare
commander Iwao Matsuda
William H. Rupertus
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States of America
date December 1943
January 1944
endDate 1944-04-22
environment dense jungle
heavy rainfall
swampy terrain
followedBy Admiralty Islands campaign
front Allied advance along New Britain
location Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Territory of New Guinea
militaryUnit 112th Cavalry Regiment
1st Marine Division
32nd Infantry Division
notableFeature difficult logistical conditions for U.S. Marines
use of close air support and naval gunfire
objective seizure of Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester
seizure of western tip of New Britain
operation Operation Backhander
partOf New Britain campaign
Operation Cartwheel
Pacific War
precededBy Landing at Arawe
result Allied victory
capture of Cape Gloucester airfield
isolation of Rabaul
startDate 1943-12-26
strategicPurpose to secure airfields for Allied operations in New Britain
to support the encirclement of Rabaul
supportedBy United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
theater South West Pacific Area

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1st Marine Division (United States) notableBattle Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Old Breed notableBattle Battle of Cape Gloucester
7th Marine Regiment notableEngagement Battle of Cape Gloucester
Battle of Cape Gloucester location Cape Gloucester
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Battle of Cape Gloucester alsoKnownAs Cape Gloucester campaign
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Pacific featuresBattle Battle of Cape Gloucester
1st Battalion, 7th Marines notableEngagement Battle of Cape Gloucester
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines notableEngagement Battle of Cape Gloucester
Lewis B. Puller conflict Battle of Cape Gloucester
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton setting Cape Gloucester
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
New Britain campaign subordinateOperation Battle of Cape Gloucester
New Britain campaign notableLandingSite Cape Gloucester
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Operation Backhander location Cape Gloucester
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Operation Backhander alsoKnownAs Cape Gloucester landings
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Landing at Arawe followedBy Battle of Cape Gloucester
William H. Rupertus conflict Cape Gloucester campaign
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Helmet for My Pillow depicts Cape Gloucester campaign
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Robert Leckie wroteAbout Cape Gloucester campaign
linked to: Battle of Cape Gloucester
Robert Leckie participatedIn Battle of Cape Gloucester
2/7 conflictParticipatedIn Battle of Cape Gloucester
Bismarck Archipelago campaign notableBattle Battle of Cape Gloucester
Chesty Puller participatedIn Battle of Cape Gloucester
subject linked to: Chesty
The Pacific portraysBattle Battle of Cape Gloucester
subject linked to: The Pacific (miniseries)
The Pacific portraysEvent Battle of Cape Gloucester
subject linked to: HBO miniseries The Pacific