Battle of Saidor

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The Battle of Saidor was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and subsequent campaign in New Guinea aimed at securing an airfield and cutting off retreating Japanese forces.

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instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
belligerent Australian Army
Imperial Japanese Army
United States Army
commander Frank H. Berryman
Hatazō Adachi
Walter Krueger
conflict World War II
country Australia
United States
endDate 1944-02-15
followedBy Allied advance toward Madang
forceType 32nd Infantry Division (United States)
I Corps (United States)
linked to: I Corps
location New Guinea
Saidor
objective cut off retreating Japanese forces from Sio
secure airfield sites near Saidor
support Allied advance along the north coast of New Guinea
operationName Operation Michaelmas
opponent Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
partOf Allied New Guinea offensives of 1943–1944
linked to: New Guinea campaign

New Guinea campaign
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
precededBy Battle of Sio
Huon Peninsula campaign
result Allied victory
startDate 1944-01-02
strategicEffect contributed to securing Allied control of the Vitiaz Strait
helped isolate Japanese forces on the Huon Peninsula
theatreCommander Douglas MacArthur
type amphibious landing
ground campaign

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32nd Infantry Division engagement Battle of Saidor