Battle of Rabaul

Cuándo

23 ene 1942 – feb 1942

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

4.20° S, 152.17° E

Description

1942 battle

War

World War II

WWII battle in the Pacific Theater

The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, from 23 January into February 1942.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “WWII: The Battle of Rabaul begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “Mit der japanischen Einnahme Rabauls beginnt die mehrjährige Schlacht um Neuguinea”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “des troupes d’infanterie japonaises débarquent à Simpson Bay, près de Rabaul, qui est prise le lendemain”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente

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