Battle of Arawe

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. The Japanese military was expecting an Allied offensive in western New Britain and was reinforcing the region at the time of the Allied landing in the Arawe area on 15 December 1943. The Allies secured Arawe after about a month of intermittent fighting with the outnumbered Japanese force.

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1943 — 1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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Location: -6.1544, 149.0369, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943-12-15T00:00:00Z

1944-02-24T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1944 Battle of Arawe

1943-12-15T00:00:00Z

1944-04-22T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1944 Operation Dexterity

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Military staff in Arawe

Jeep at Arawe

US Troops approaching the shore at Arawe

Arawe aerial photo

112 RCT Arawe

Tank attack Arawe

Trucks at Arawe

Coconut trees Arawe

Arawe - 15 Dec 1943

Eugene Rensi and Julian Cunningham in Arawe

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Arawe	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Operation Dexterity	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS APc-21	ship	Wikidata
commons	image		Military staff in Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Jeep at Arawe		Commons
commons	image		US Troops approaching the shore at Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Arawe aerial photo		Commons
commons	image		112 RCT Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Tank attack Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Trucks at Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Coconut trees Arawe		Commons
commons	image		Arawe - 15 Dec 1943		Commons
commons	image		Eugene Rensi and Julian Cunningham in Arawe		Commons