Battle of Saidor

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The Battle of Saidor was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and subsequent campaign in New Guinea aimed at securing an airfield and cutting off retreating Japanese forces.

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Battle of Saidor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Australian Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander Frank H. Berryman ⓘ
Hatazō Adachi ⓘ
Walter Krueger ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endDate 1944-02-15 ⓘ
followedBy Allied advance toward Madang ⓘ
forceType 32nd Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
I Corps (United States) ⓘ
linked to: I Corps
location New Guinea ⓘ
Saidor ⓘ
objective cut off retreating Japanese forces from Sio ⓘ
secure airfield sites near Saidor ⓘ
support Allied advance along the north coast of New Guinea ⓘ
operationName Operation Michaelmas ⓘ
opponent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
partOf Allied New Guinea offensives of 1943–1944 ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea campaign

New Guinea campaign ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Sio ⓘ
Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-01-02 ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to securing Allied control of the Vitiaz Strait ⓘ
helped isolate Japanese forces on the Huon Peninsula ⓘ
theatreCommander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
type amphibious landing ⓘ
ground campaign ⓘ

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32nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Saidor ⓘ