Battle of Rabaul

The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, from 23 January into February 1942. It was a strategically significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan in the Pacific campaign of World War II, with the Japanese invasion force quickly overwhelming the small Australian garrison, the majority of which was either killed or captured. Hostilities on the neighbouring island of New Ireland are usually considered to be part of the same battle. Rabaul was significant because of its proximity to the Japanese territory of the Caroline Islands, site of a major Imperial Japanese Navy base on Truk.

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1942-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942-02-01T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Rabaul

1910-10-18T00:00:00Z

1911-02-23T00:00:00Z

1910 — 1911 Sokehs rebellion

1914-09-11T00:00:00Z

1914-09-11T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Bita Paka

1914-09-14T00:00:00Z

1914-09-17T00:00:00Z

1914 Siege of Toma

1943-06-30T00:00:00Z

1944-03-20T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1944 Operation Cartwheel

1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

1943-11-11T00:00:00Z

1943 Bombing of Rabaul

1943-12-17T00:00:00Z

1945-08-08T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1945 Pacification of Rabaul

1944-02-18T00:00:00Z

1944-02-18T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Karavia Bay

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1910	Sokehs rebellion	German Empire, rebellion, Sokehs	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Bita Paka	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Siege of Toma	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Rabaul	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Operation Cartwheel	United States, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Bombing of Rabaul	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Pacification of Rabaul	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Karavia Bay	battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Suzunami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata