Battle of Wau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Wau

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Stanley_Savige gptkb:Major_General_Toru_Okabe
gptkbp:endDate	1943-02-04
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Wau,_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Australian_17th_Brigade gptkb:Japanese_Okabe_Detachment
gptkbp:objective	Control of Wau airstrip
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Secured Allied supply lines in New Guinea
gptkbp:startDate	1943-01-29
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign gptkb:Allied_recapture_of_New_Guinea gptkb:Battle_of_Buna–Gona gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_New_Guinea gptkb:New_Guinea_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Buna-Gona gptkb:South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Wau