Salamaua–Lae campaign

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The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a major World War II Allied offensive in New Guinea aimed at capturing the key Japanese-held bases of Salamaua and Lae to secure control of the region.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Lae 3
Invasion of Lae–Salamaua 2
Salamaua–Lae campaign canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
belligerent Allied forces
Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
commander Douglas MacArthur
Hatazō Adachi
Thomas Blamey
componentOf Operation Cartwheel
conflict World War II
consequence Allied control of Huon Gulf
capture of Lae by Allied forces
capture of Salamaua by Allied forces
facilitated Huon Peninsula campaign
countryInvolved Australia
Japan
United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1943-09-16
front New Guinea front
includedBattle Battle of Lababia Ridge
Salamaua–Lae campaign self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Lae

Battle of Mubo
Battle of Nassau Bay
Battle of Salamaua
Battle of Wau
Landing at Nadzab
involvedForce Australian Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Royal Australian Air Force
United States Army
United States Army Air Forces
location New Guinea
Territory of New Guinea
notableFeature combined arms coordination in difficult terrain
objective capture of Lae
capture of Salamaua
securing control of Huon Gulf region
operation Operation Postern
partOf New Guinea campaign
result Allied victory
startDate 1943-04-22
strategy advance on Salamaua to divert Japanese forces from Lae
supportedBy Allied air superiority
Allied naval forces
tactic airborne assault
amphibious landings
jungle warfare
theatre Pacific War
South West Pacific Area

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Guinea campaign hasPart Salamaua–Lae campaign
5th Carrier Division operationParticipatedIn Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Invasion of Lae–Salamaua
Shigeyoshi Inoue operationCommanded Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Invasion of Lae–Salamaua
Cartwheel componentOperation Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Lae–Salamaua campaign
Operation Postern alsoKnownAs Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Lae campaign
Australian 9th Division engagement Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Lae
Battle of Wau followedBy Salamaua–Lae campaign
Battle of Wau relatedTo Salamaua–Lae campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Lae
Salamaua–Lae campaign includedBattle Salamaua–Lae campaign self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Lae