Battle of Mubo

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The Battle of Mubo was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in 1943, where Australian and Allied forces fought Japanese troops as part of the broader campaign to capture the strategic coastal towns of Salamaua and Lae.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
belligerent Allied forces
Imperial Japanese Army
campaignGoal to push Japanese forces back from Wau
to secure approaches to Salamaua
casualtiesSide Australian casualties
Japanese casualties
commanderAllied George Wootten
Stanley Savige
commanderJapanese Hidemitsu Nakano
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Territory of New Guinea
countryInvolved Australia
Japan
endDate 1943-07-29
followedBy Battle of Lababia Ridge
Battle of Salamaua–Lae
linked to: Battle of Salamaua
front South West Pacific theatre
involvedUnit Australian 17th Brigade
Australian 2/3rd Independent Company
Australian 2/5th Battalion
Australian 2/6th Battalion
Australian 2/7th Battalion
Japanese 51st Division
location Mubo
New Guinea
notableFeature close-range jungle fighting
use of air support by Allies
objective to support the capture of Lae
to support the capture of Salamaua
partOf New Guinea campaign
Salamaua–Lae campaign
precededBy Battle of Wau
primaryCombatant Australian Army
Japanese Army
relatedOperation Operation Cartwheel
result Allied victory
startDate 1943-04-22
strategicContext operations to capture Salamaua and Lae
strategicImportance approach route to Salamaua and Lae
protection of Wau airfield
terrain jungle
theatre Pacific War
year 1943

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Salamaua–Lae campaign includedBattle Battle of Mubo