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- Wann
- 19. Jan. 1944 – 31. Jan. 1944
- Art
- Schlacht
- Koordinaten
- 5.80° S, 146.10° E
- Description
- 1944 battle
- War
- World War II
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Battle of Shaggy Ridge
1944 WWII battle in Papua New Guinea
The Battle of the Shaggy Ridge was part of the Finisterre Range campaign, consisting of a number of actions fought by Australian and Japanese troops in Papua New Guinea in World War II. Following the Allied capture of Lae and Nadzab, the Australian 9th Division had been committed to a quick follow up action on the Huon Peninsula in an effort to cut off the withdrawing Japanese.
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- Landing at Nadzab5. Sept. 1943 · Schlacht
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