Battle of Milne Bay
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The Battle of Milne Bay, also known as Operation RE or the Battle of Rabi (ラビの戦い) by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese naval infantry, known as Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai, with two small tanks attacked the Allied airfields at Milne Bay that had been established on the eastern tip of New Guinea. Due to poor intelligence work, the Japanese miscalculated the size of the predominantly Australian garrison and, believing that the airfields were defended by only two or three companies, initially landed a force roughly equivalent in size to one battalion on 25 August 1942. The Allies, forewarned by intelligence from Ultra, had heavily reinforced the garrison.
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1942 Battle of Milne Bay
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Japanese Landings on Milne Bay
HMAS Anshun wreck
HMAS Anshun wreck2
Japanese type 95 tank at Milne Bay
I believe the soldier on the left is William Hector Mallet 1920-95 from Nambour, Qld
014651TurnbullGrave1943
Milne Bay 070345
MilneBayLocation
Area of Battle of Milne Bay 1942
Front view of Type 95 Ha Go tank under restoration in Sept 2012| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Milne Bay | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Japanese Landings on Milne Bay | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Anshun wreck | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Anshun wreck2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese type 95 tank at Milne Bay | Commons | ||
| commons | image | I believe the soldier on the left is William Hector Mallet 1920-95 from Nambour, Qld | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 014651TurnbullGrave1943 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Milne Bay 070345 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | MilneBayLocation | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Area of Battle of Milne Bay 1942 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Front view of Type 95 Ha Go tank under restoration in Sept 2012 | Commons | ||
