Markham and Ramu Valley campaign

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The Markham and Ramu Valley campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at securing key valleys and airfields from Japanese forces to support further advances in the Southwest Pacific.

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Markham and Ramu Valley campaign canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt gaining air superiority over northern New Guinea ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
linked to: Japanese forces
casualties heavy disease casualties among Allied troops ⓘ
commander George Alan Vasey ⓘ
linked to: George Vasey

Herring, Lieutenant General Sir Edmund ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endTime 1944 ⓘ
front South West Pacific Area ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Dumpu ⓘ
Battle of Kaiapit ⓘ
advance up the Ramu Valley ⓘ
operations around Nadzab ⓘ
involvesMilitaryUnit Australian 7th Division ⓘ
Australian 9th Division ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
US Fifth Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Fifth Air Force
location Markham Valley ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
Ramu Valley ⓘ
logistics heavily dependent on air supply ⓘ
objective secure airfields for Allied air operations ⓘ
seize control of Markham and Ramu Valleys ⓘ
support further Allied advances in the South West Pacific ⓘ
opponent Japanese 18th Army ⓘ
outcome establishment of major Allied air bases in the Markham Valley ⓘ
withdrawal of Japanese forces from interior New Guinea positions ⓘ
partOf New Guinea campaign ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
relatedOperation Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ
Lae–Nadzab operation ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startTime 1943 ⓘ
strategicImportance contributed to isolating Japanese forces in the Lae–Salamaua area ⓘ
helped secure the approaches to the Huon Peninsula ⓘ
provided airfields to support operations against Japanese bases in New Guinea ⓘ
supportedBy Allied air transport operations ⓘ
airborne landings at Nadzab ⓘ
terrain jungle ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
theatreCommander General Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
linked to: Douglas MacArthur

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7th Australian Division → engagement → Markham and Ramu Valley campaign ⓘ
Huon Peninsula campaign → relatedTo → Markham and Ramu Valley campaign ⓘ
25th Brigade (Australia) → engagement → Markham and Ramu Valley campaign ⓘ