Invasion of Hollandia

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The Invasion of Hollandia was a major World War II Allied amphibious and airborne operation in Dutch New Guinea in 1944, aimed at seizing Japanese-held airfields and cutting enemy supply lines in the Southwest Pacific.

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instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
airborneUnitsInvolved U.S. 11th Airborne Division
alsoKnownAs Operation Reckless
belligerent Allied forces
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
codename Reckless
commander Douglas MacArthur
George C. Kenney
Shigeru Katagiri NERFINISHED
Walter Krueger
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Australia
Japan
United States
date 1944
April 22, 1944
followedBy Aitape–Wewak campaign
Biak Island campaign
groundUnitsInvolved U.S. 24th Infantry Division
U.S. 41st Infantry Division
location Dutch New Guinea
Hollandia
present-day Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
objective cut Japanese supply lines in the Southwest Pacific
establish advanced Allied air bases
seize Japanese-held airfields
operationType airborne assault
amphibious landing
partOf New Guinea campaign
Pacific War
plannedBy General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area
precededBy Huon Peninsula campaign
result Allied victory
capture of Hollandia area
destruction of Japanese air power in the area
isolation of Japanese forces in western New Guinea
significance major turning point in the New Guinea campaign
strategicEffect leapfrogging past strong Japanese positions
shortened Allied advance toward the Philippines
supportedBy Royal Australian Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
theater Southwest Pacific Area

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24th Infantry Division (United States) battle Invasion of Hollandia