Battle of Mubo

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The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.

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Battle of Mubo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
campaignGoal to push Japanese forces back from Wau ⓘ
to secure approaches to Salamaua ⓘ
casualtiesSide Australian casualties ⓘ
Japanese casualties ⓘ
commanderAllied George Wootten ⓘ
Stanley Savige ⓘ
commanderJapanese Hidemitsu Nakano ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
endDate 1943-07-29 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Lababia Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Salamaua–Lae ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salamaua
front South West Pacific theatre ⓘ
involvedUnit Australian 17th Brigade ⓘ
Australian 2/3rd Independent Company ⓘ
Australian 2/5th Battalion ⓘ
Australian 2/6th Battalion ⓘ
Australian 2/7th Battalion ⓘ
Japanese 51st Division ⓘ
location Mubo ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
notableFeature close-range jungle fighting ⓘ
use of air support by Allies ⓘ
objective to support the capture of Lae ⓘ
to support the capture of Salamaua ⓘ
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Salamaua–Lae campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wau ⓘ
primaryCombatant Australian Army ⓘ
Japanese Army ⓘ
relatedOperation Operation Cartwheel ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1943-04-22 ⓘ
strategicContext operations to capture Salamaua and Lae ⓘ
strategicImportance approach route to Salamaua and Lae ⓘ
protection of Wau airfield ⓘ
terrain jungle ⓘ
theatre Pacific War ⓘ
year 1943 ⓘ

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Salamaua–Lae campaign → includedBattle → Battle of Mubo ⓘ