What the records say
- When
- 16 Nov 1942 – 22 Jan 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.65° S, 148.35° E
- Description
- 1942 World War II battle in the Pacific Theatre
- War
- World War II
Battle of Buna–Gona
World War II battle in the Pacific
The battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific theatre during World War II. It followed the conclusion of the Kokoda Track campaign and lasted from 16 November 1942 until 22 January 1943. The battle was fought by Australian and United States forces against the Japanese beachheads at Buna, Sanananda and Gona. From these, the Japanese had launched an overland attack on Port Moresby.
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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: Battle of Buna–Gona: American and Australian forces secure control of the territory of Papua”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la bataille de Buna-Gona-Sanananda lors de la campagne de Nouvelle-Guinée (fin le 23 1 1943)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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