New Guinea campaign

1942 to 1945 campaign of the Pacific Theater of World War II. 

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1942 — 1945 Battle of Buna–Gona, Battle of Driniumor River, Battle of Hollandia, Battle of Milne Bay, Battle of Rabaul, Battle of Wau, Indonesia, Kokoda Track campaign, military campaign, New Guinea Campaign, Papua Campaign, Papua New Guinea, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Western New Guinea campaign, 

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  Battle of Buna–Gona 1942
  
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  Battle of Driniumor River 1944
  
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  Battle of Hollandia 1944
  
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  Battle of Milne Bay 1942
  
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  Battle of Rabaul 1942
  
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  Battle of Wau 1943
  
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  Kokoda Track campaign 1942
  
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  New Guinea Campaign 1943
  
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  Papua Campaign 1942
  
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  Western New Guinea campaign 1944
  

Battle of Buna–Gona – Battle of Hollandia – Battle of Milne Bay – Battle of Rabaul – Battle of Wau – New Guinea Campaign – Papua Campaign – South West Pacific theatre of World War II – 

1942-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942-01-23

1945-08-01T00:00:00Z

1945-08-01

1942-11-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Buna–Gona 1942

1944-07-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of Driniumor River 1944

1944-04-22T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hollandia 1944

1942-08-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Milne Bay 1942

1942-01-23T00:00:00Z

Battle of Rabaul 1942

1943-01-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of Wau 1943

1942-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kokoda Track campaign 1942

1943-01-24T00:00:00Z

New Guinea Campaign 1943

1942-07-23T00:00:00Z

Papua Campaign 1942

1944-04-22T00:00:00Z

Western New Guinea campaign 1944

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Frameless

6 Squadron RAAF Lockheed Hudson at Milne Bay Sept or Oct 1942

A20BismarckSea (cropped)

Airdrop at Nadzab

American troops of the 163rd Inf HD-SN-99-02832

An Australian corporal with a Bren gun in New Guinea, 1944.

A-20 attacking Lae airfield with G4M c1943

Bell P-39N Airacobra of the 41st FS, 35th FG, at Port Moresby, New Guinea, in 1943 (342-FH-3A45513-26328AC)

Buna1942-wounded

Caldwell (AWM OG1998)

INLAND ROUTE TO BUNA, NEW GUINEA

LVTs head for the invasion beaches at Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, on 22 April 1944 (SC 264436)

MG William H. Gill (right) with BGs Robert McBride (left) and Clarence A. Martin (center) during field briefing.

MacArthur arrive Sydney met Curtin

Madang New Guinea being bombed c1943

Major general William Hanson Gill, USA

Milne Bay 026629

Mitsubishi Ki-21 under attack on airfield

Mobile Machine Shop US Army 1943

Neel E Kearby USAAF with P-47 c1943

PT's patrolling off coast of New Guinea

P-400 in Pacific

USS Boise (CL-47) shelling the coast of New Guinea in early 1944 (80-G-213844)

U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsairs on Emirau, circa in the summer of 1944

Wounded US soldiers in field hospital on New Guinea c1943

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1942	Battle of Buna–Gona	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1944	Battle of Driniumor River	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1944	Battle of Hollandia	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Battle of Milne Bay	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Battle of Rabaul	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1943	Battle of Wau	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Kokoda Track campaign	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1943	New Guinea Campaign	military campaign		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Papua Campaign	military campaign		Wikidata
conflict	1944	Western New Guinea campaign			Wikidata
image		6 Squadron RAAF Lockheed Hudson at Milne Bay Sept or Oct 1942			Wikimedia
image		A20BismarckSea (cropped)			Wikimedia
image		Airdrop at Nadzab			Wikimedia
image		American troops of the 163rd Inf HD-SN-99-02832			Wikimedia
image		An Australian corporal with a Bren gun in New Guinea, 1944.			Wikimedia
image		A-20 attacking Lae airfield with G4M c1943			Wikimedia
image		Bell P-39N Airacobra of the 41st FS, 35th FG, at Port Moresby, New Guinea, in 1943 (342-FH-3A45513-26328AC)			Wikimedia
image		Buna1942-wounded			Wikimedia
image		Caldwell (AWM OG1998)			Wikimedia
image		INLAND ROUTE TO BUNA, NEW GUINEA			Wikimedia
image		LVTs head for the invasion beaches at Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, on 22 April 1944 (SC 264436)			Wikimedia
image		MG William H. Gill (right) with BGs Robert McBride (left) and Clarence A. Martin (center) during field briefing.			Wikimedia
image		MacArthur arrive Sydney met Curtin			Wikimedia
image		Madang New Guinea being bombed c1943			Wikimedia
image		Major general William Hanson Gill, USA			Wikimedia
image		Milne Bay 026629			Wikimedia
image		Mitsubishi Ki-21 under attack on airfield			Wikimedia
image		Mobile Machine Shop US Army 1943			Wikimedia
image		Neel E Kearby USAAF with P-47 c1943			Wikimedia
image		PT's patrolling off coast of New Guinea			Wikimedia
image		P-400 in Pacific			Wikimedia
image		USS Boise (CL-47) shelling the coast of New Guinea in early 1944 (80-G-213844)			Wikimedia
image		U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsairs on Emirau, circa in the summer of 1944			Wikimedia
image		Wounded US soldiers in field hospital on New Guinea c1943			Wikimedia

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