What the records say
- When
- 17 Nov 1943 – 25 Nov 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 6.49° S, 147.77° E
- Description
- battle Involving forces from Australia, the United States and Japan,
- War
- World War II
Battle of Sattelberg
1943 World War II battle
The Battle of Sattelberg took place between 17 and 25 November 1943, during the Huon Peninsula campaign of the Second World War. Involving forces from Australia, the United States and Japan, the fighting centred on the Sattelberg mission station which was situated atop a hill about 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) inland from Finschhafen, New Guinea.
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