Battle of Aitape

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Aitape
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Walter_Krueger
gptkb:Hachiro_Tagami
gptkbp:country gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:endDate 1944-08-25
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Driniumor_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Aitape
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aitape
gptkb:Territory_of_New_Guinea
gptkbp:notableFor amphibious landing
securing airfields
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Persecution
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Hollandia
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:startDate 1944-04-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Allied_recapture_of_New_Guinea
gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_New_Guinea
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Theater
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6