Battle of Arawe

When

15 Dec 1943 – 24 Feb 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

6.15° S, 149.04° E

Description

1943 battle of New Britain Campaign

War

World War II

1943–44 WWII battle in the Pacific Theater

The Battle of Arawe was fought between Allied and Japanese forces during the New Britain campaign of World War II. The battle formed part of the Allied Operation Cartwheel and was a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester in late December 1943.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: American and Australian forces begin the Battle of Arawe as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester on New Britain, in Papua New Guinea”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la bataille d’Arawe, premier engagement de la campagne de Nouvelle-Bretagne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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