Cartwheel

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Cartwheel was a major World War II Allied military campaign in the Pacific aimed at isolating and neutralizing the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul through a series of coordinated offensives.

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instanceOf Allied military operation
World War II campaign
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Operation Cartwheel
belligerent Allies
Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
commander Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey Jr.
linked to: William Halsey Jr.
componentOperation Admiralty Islands campaign
Bougainville campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign
Lae–Salamaua campaign
New Georgia campaign
air offensive against Rabaul
conflict World War II
country Australia
New Zealand
United States
effect Japanese base at Rabaul neutralized as major threat
Rabaul isolated
endDate 1944-01-01
followedBy Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
involvedForce Australian Army
Royal Australian Navy
Royal New Zealand Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
location Bismarck Archipelago region
Solomon Islands region
linked to: Solomon Islands

Southwest Pacific
militaryDomain air warfare
amphibious warfare
land warfare
opposedBy Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Allied offensive in the Pacific
plannedBy Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff
precededBy Guadalcanal campaign
primaryObjective isolate Rabaul
neutralize Rabaul
result Allied victory
startDate 1943-06-30
strategicConcept bypassing strongpoints
island hopping
strategyDesigner Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey Jr.
linked to: William Halsey Jr.
target Rabaul
theater Pacific War

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Operation Cartwheel alsoKnownAs Cartwheel