New Guinea campaign - Wikipedia
The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded the Territory of New Guinea on 23 January and Territory of Papua on 21 July and overran western New Guinea (part of the Netherlands East Indies) beginning on 29 March.
Angels and Victims: The People of New Guinea in World War II
The New Guinea campaign was one of the hardest-fought of World War II. American and Australian forces relied on native New Guineans to achieve victory.
New Guinea Campaign - Encyclopedia.com
By the fall of 1944, the Sixth Army had secured New Guinea sufficiently to invade the Philippines. Both sides invested heavily in the campaign. The Japanese committed 180,000 men, while the Allies employed five Australian divisions and six American divisions.
World War Two’s Long Struggle for New Guinea - WAR …
Mar 14, 2016 · When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of the Second World War.
America’s First Corps: A Legacy of Valor in New Guinea during the …
Sep 3, 2024 · The New Guinea Campaign (January 1942 - August 1945) involved a series of battles to reclaim New Guinea from Imperial Japanese forces; and combined with the Battles of Leyte Gulf (October...
Two volumes of the U.S. Army in World War II series, John Miller, Jr., Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul (1959) and Robert Ross Smith, The Approach to the Philippines (1953) remain the best...
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New Guinea 1942
The New Guinea Campaign of WWII lasted from early 1942 until the Japanese surrender at Wewak in September 1945. During the initial phase, eighty years ago, Japan invaded the Australian-administered Mandated Territory of New Guinea on 23 January 1942, the Australian Territory of Papua on 21 July, and overran western New Guinea at the end of March.
New Guinea Offensive - Australian War Memorial
The New Guinea offensives of 1943–44 were the single largest series of connected operations Australia has ever mounted. While the supreme command was, of course, American and while the campaign depended upon American air and naval support, …
Kokoda Track Campaign | Battles, Conditions, & ANZAC
On July 21, 1942, Japanese forces landed on the northern coast of New Guinea at Gona and Buna and began advancing towards Kokoda village. Over subsequent days, they were met with strong resistance by the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion and the Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB).
New Guinea | U.S. Army Center of Military History
Download New Guinea [EPUB, 3.76MB] The Campaigns of World War II. CMH Pub 72-9, Paper. GPO S/N: 008-029-00256-6. A series of 40 illustrated brochures that describe the campaigns in which...
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