Battle of Finschhafen
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The Battle of Finschhafen was a World War II campaign in New Guinea in 1943, where Allied forces captured the strategically important Finschhafen area from Japanese defenders as part of the broader push along the Huon Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Finschhafen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7446703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Finschhafen Context triple: [Hatazō Adachi, notableBattle, Battle of Finschhafen]
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Battle of Edson's Ridge
The Battle of Edson's Ridge was a pivotal World War II night action on Guadalcanal in September 1942, where U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault in a desperate defense that secured the strategically vital airfield on the island.
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Battle of Kiska
The Battle of Kiska was a World War II operation in August 1943 in which Allied forces landed on the Aleutian island of Kiska, only to discover that the Japanese garrison had secretly evacuated beforehand.
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Battle of Buna–Gona
The Battle of Buna–Gona was a brutal World War II engagement in late 1942–early 1943 in Papua New Guinea, where Allied forces fought to eliminate entrenched Japanese beachheads following the Kokoda Track campaign.
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D.
Battle of Bougainville
The Battle of Bougainville was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific Theater in which Allied forces secured a strategic foothold in the Solomon Islands to isolate the key Japanese base at Rabaul.
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E.
Battle of Saidor
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Finschhafen Target entity description: The Battle of Finschhafen was a World War II campaign in New Guinea in 1943, where Allied forces captured the strategically important Finschhafen area from Japanese defenders as part of the broader push along the Huon Peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Edson's Ridge
The Battle of Edson's Ridge was a pivotal World War II night action on Guadalcanal in September 1942, where U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault in a desperate defense that secured the strategically vital airfield on the island.
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B.
Battle of Kiska
The Battle of Kiska was a World War II operation in August 1943 in which Allied forces landed on the Aleutian island of Kiska, only to discover that the Japanese garrison had secretly evacuated beforehand.
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C.
Battle of Buna–Gona
The Battle of Buna–Gona was a brutal World War II engagement in late 1942–early 1943 in Papua New Guinea, where Allied forces fought to eliminate entrenched Japanese beachheads following the Kokoda Track campaign.
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D.
Battle of Bougainville
The Battle of Bougainville was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific Theater in which Allied forces secured a strategic foothold in the Solomon Islands to isolate the key Japanese base at Rabaul.
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E.
Battle of Saidor
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | significant on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
George Alan Vasey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidemitsu Nakano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfLanding | 1943-09-22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-10-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Sattelberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Wareo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Scarlet Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Finschhafen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved |
2/13th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2/15th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/17th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/28th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 20th Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 24th Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Australian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 20th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
amphibious landing by Australian forces
ⓘ
intense jungle fighting ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Finschhafen town
ⓘ
establishment of base for further Huon Peninsula operations ⓘ seizure of airfield sites ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Postern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Huon Peninsula campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Landing at Lae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-09-22 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
airfield sites near Finschhafen
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control of Huon Peninsula ⓘ harbour facilities at Finschhafen ⓘ protection of Vitiaz Strait ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Bumi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sattelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarlet Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | South West Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Finschhafen Description of subject: The Battle of Finschhafen was a World War II campaign in New Guinea in 1943, where Allied forces captured the strategically important Finschhafen area from Japanese defenders as part of the broader push along the Huon Peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
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