Battle of Wau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Wau
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Wau
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