Bismarck Archipelago campaign

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The Bismarck Archipelago campaign was a series of Allied operations in World War II aimed at isolating and neutralizing Japanese bases in the Bismarck Archipelago, particularly around New Britain and New Ireland, to secure control of the Southwest Pacific.

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Bismarck Archipelago campaign canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt weakening Japanese defensive perimeter in the Pacific ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
characteristic combined amphibious and air operations ⓘ
heavy use of airpower to neutralize bases ⓘ
combatant Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
William F. Halsey Jr. ⓘ
linked to: William Halsey Jr.
conflict World War II ⓘ
consequence facilitated subsequent advances toward the Philippines ⓘ
secured Allied lines of communication in Southwest Pacific ⓘ
countryInvolved United States of America ⓘ
endTime 1944 ⓘ
location Admiralty Islands ⓘ
Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ
New Britain ⓘ
New Ireland ⓘ
Rabaul ⓘ
notableBattle Admiralty Islands landings ⓘ
Arawe landings ⓘ
Battle of Cape Gloucester ⓘ
Talasea landings ⓘ
objective isolate Japanese base at Rabaul ⓘ
neutralize Japanese bases in the Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ
secure control of the Southwest Pacific ⓘ
operation Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ
New Britain campaign ⓘ
New Ireland operations ⓘ
Operation Cartwheel ⓘ
opponentCommander Hitoshi Imamura ⓘ
Jinichi Kusaka ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
South West Pacific Area campaign ⓘ
relatedTo New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
isolation of Rabaul ⓘ
startTime 1943 ⓘ
strategy bypassing strongpoints ⓘ
island hopping ⓘ
theatre Southwest Pacific ⓘ

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Operation Goodtime → campaign → Bismarck Archipelago campaign ⓘ