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 ⓘ