Operation Brewer

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Operation Brewer was the World War II Allied military operation to capture the Admiralty Islands from Japanese forces in early 1944.

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Operation Brewer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedTo neutralize Japanese base at Seeadler Harbor ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
campaign Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ
codeName Brewer ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Frank H. Berryman ⓘ
William C. Chase ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryTargeted Japanese-held Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
dateOfLanding 1944-02-29 ⓘ
enabledOperation Allied advance toward the Philippines ⓘ
endDate 1944-05-18 ⓘ
followedBy Aitape operation ⓘ
initialLandingSite Hyane Harbour ⓘ
involvedUnit 1st Cavalry Division (United States) ⓘ
2nd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
Australian 9 Operational Group RAAF ⓘ
location Admiralty Islands ⓘ
Los Negros Island ⓘ
Manus Island ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Los Negros ⓘ
Battle of Manus ⓘ
objective capture the Admiralty Islands ⓘ
secure Los Negros Island ⓘ
secure Manus Island ⓘ
operationType amphibious assault ⓘ
island campaign ⓘ
opponent Japanese forces ⓘ
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
plannedBy General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
precededBy Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
resultedIn construction of major naval base at Manus ⓘ
startDate 1944-02-29 ⓘ
strategicImportance establishment of Manus Island as a major Allied base ⓘ
supportedBy Allied air forces ⓘ
Allied naval forces ⓘ
theatre South West Pacific Area ⓘ

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Admiralty Islands campaign → codename → Operation Brewer ⓘ
Battle of Los Negros → operation → Operation Brewer ⓘ