Battle of Biak

متى

27 مايو 1944 – 17 أغسطس 1944

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

1.00° S, 136.00° E

Description

1944 battle in the New Guinea campaign of World War II

War

World War II

Battle in the New Guinea campaign of World War II

The Battle of Biak was part of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II, fought between the United States Army and the Japanese Army from May 27 to August 17, 1944. Taking place on the island of Biak, in Geelvink Bay, in present-day Indonesia, it was part of General Douglas MacArthur's South West Pacific Area's offensive drive to clear New Guinea in preparation for an invasion of the Philippines.

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