Arawe landings

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The Arawe landings were a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted to secure a foothold and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.

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instanceOf World War II battle
amphibious assault
military operation
belligerent Allied forces
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
campaign New Guinea campaign
combatant Australia
Japan
United States
commander Douglas MacArthur
Julian W. Cunningham
conflict World War II
country Territory of New Guinea
date 1943-12-15
endDate 1944-01
force 112th Cavalry Regimental Combat Team
Alamo Force
US Navy amphibious forces
linked to: United States Navy

US Sixth Army
linked to: U.S. Sixth Army
front New Guinea and New Britain front
location Arawe
New Britain
southern coast of New Britain
notableFeature conducted in jungle and coastal terrain
use of small-scale diversionary landing
objective divert Japanese attention from Cape Gloucester landings
secure a foothold on southern New Britain
support Operation Cartwheel
opposedBy Japanese garrison on New Britain
opposingCommander Hitoshi Imamura
Jinichi Kusaka
partOf New Britain campaign
Operation Cartwheel
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
relatedOperation Battle of Cape Gloucester
Landing at Cape Merkus
result Allied victory
startDate 1943-12-15
status completed
strategicPurpose diversion for Cape Gloucester landings
support advance toward Rabaul
tactic air support
amphibious landing
preliminary naval bombardment
theatre South West Pacific

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Landing at Arawe alsoKnownAs Arawe landings