Battle of Arawe

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The Battle of Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in late 1943, intended to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations elsewhere on the island.

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instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties hundreds combined Allied and Japanese casualties ⓘ
commander Iwao Matsuda ⓘ
Julian W. Cunningham ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Territory of New Guinea ⓘ
date December 1943 ⓘ
January 1944 ⓘ
endDate 1944-01-24 ⓘ
front Pacific War ⓘ
involvedUnit 112th Cavalry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
Matsuda Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
US 1st Marine Division (support) ⓘ
US Navy amphibious forces ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
location Arawe ⓘ
New Britain ⓘ
southern coast of New Britain ⓘ
notableFeature limited development of planned airfield ⓘ
use of amphibious tractors (LVTs) ⓘ
objective divert Japanese attention from Cape Gloucester landings ⓘ
establish a base for PT boats ⓘ
secure airfield sites ⓘ
operationType amphibious assault ⓘ
landing operation ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
outcome secured Allied beachhead on Arawe Peninsula ⓘ
partOf New Britain campaign ⓘ
Operation Dexterity ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1943-12-15 ⓘ
strategicPurpose diversion for main landings at Cape Gloucester ⓘ
to threaten Japanese lines of communication along New Britain’s south coast ⓘ
supportedOperation Allied advance along New Britain ⓘ
Battle of Cape Gloucester ⓘ
tactics amphibious landing from multiple beaches ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
naval gunfire support ⓘ
theatreCommander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
timePeriod late 1943 ⓘ

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