Battle of Finschhafen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Finschhafen
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Australia: ~300 killed, ~1,100 wounded
Japan: ~1,500 killed, unknown wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Hatazo_Adachi
gptkb:Major_General_George_Wootten
gptkbp:date 22 September – 24 October 1943
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Sattelberg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Finschhafen
gptkbp:location gptkb:Finschhafen,_New_Guinea
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:9th_Australian_Division
gptkb:20th_Infantry_Division_(Japan)
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Finschhafen
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Lae
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Secured Huon Peninsula for Allies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_New_Guinea
gptkb:9th_Australian_Division
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Theater
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkb:Australian_9th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6