Battle of Nassau Bay

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The Battle of Nassau Bay was a World War II amphibious landing and engagement in New Guinea in June–July 1943, in which Allied forces secured a vital beachhead to support operations against the Japanese-held strongholds of Salamaua and Lae.

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Battle of Nassau Bay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
aimedAt establishing logistics base for Allied forces in New Guinea ⓘ
weakening Japanese defenses around Salamaua ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
commander Australian Army commanders ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army commanders ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
endDate 1943-07-06 ⓘ
followedBy continued Allied advance toward Salamaua ⓘ
subsequent operations toward Lae ⓘ
front South West Pacific theatre ⓘ
hasParticipant Allied forces ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
involves Australian infantry units ⓘ
Japanese garrison forces ⓘ
United States Army units ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units
location Nassau Bay ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
militaryOperationType amphibious landing ⓘ
infantry engagement ⓘ
objective secure beachhead at Nassau Bay ⓘ
support operations against Lae ⓘ
support operations against Salamaua ⓘ
opponent Japanese forces in New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea campaign
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Salamaua–Lae campaign ⓘ
precededBy earlier Allied operations around Salamaua ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1943-06-29 ⓘ
strategicSignificance facilitated later operations against Lae ⓘ
secured supply beachhead for Allied advance on Salamaua ⓘ
supportedOperation Lae campaign ⓘ
Salamaua campaign ⓘ
terrain beach landing zone ⓘ
coastal jungle ⓘ
timePeriod July 1943 ⓘ
June 1943 ⓘ
used amphibious landing craft ⓘ

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Salamaua–Lae campaign → includedBattle → Battle of Nassau Bay ⓘ