What the records say
- When
- Feb 1942 – 2 Sep 1945
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.00° S, 158.00° E
- Description
- 1942 battle in the Second World War
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle for Australia
Historiographical term to describe battles that took place near Australia during WWII
The Battle for Australia is a contested historiographical term used to claim a coordinated link between a series of battles near Australia during the Pacific War of the Second World War alleged to be in preparation for a Japanese invasion of the continent.
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