Battle of Bita Paka

The Battle of Bita Paka was fought south of Kabakaul, on the island of New Britain, and was a part of the invasion and subsequent occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Similar to New Zealand's operation against German Samoa in August, the main target of the operation was a strategically important wireless station—one of several used by the German East Asia Squadron—which the Australians believed to be located in the area. The powerful German naval fleet threatened British interests and its elimination was an early priority of the British and Australian governments during the war.

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Location: -4.4069, 152.2992, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 Battle of Bita Paka

1910-10-18T00:00:00Z

1911-02-23T00:00:00Z

1910 — 1911 Sokehs rebellion

1914-09-14T00:00:00Z

1914-09-17T00:00:00Z

1914 Siege of Toma

1942-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942-02-01T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Rabaul

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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German Reservists New Britain 1914 (AWM A02543)

Colonel Holmes at Bitapaka (AWM A03147)

Machine gunners and soldiers of the first Australian Expeditionary Force, 1914, PXA 2165

Troops landing at Herbertshöhe State Library of New South Wales PXA 216

Burial party going ashore at Herbertshohe with the bodies of Private Williams and Captain Pockley, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (45710221542)

Herbertshohe during the fighting, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (45710222132)

Colonel Holmes (Brigadier), Colonel Watson (O.C. Infantry), and Colonel Paton, with Captain Goodsall scanning the hills for wireless station at Bita Paka, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (30820398387)

Aust fleet Rabaul (AWM J03326)

German mine at Bitapaka 1914 (AWM P02031)

Bita paka location 1914

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
object	watercraft		Suzunami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		German Reservists New Britain 1914 (AWM A02543)		Commons
commons	image		Colonel Holmes at Bitapaka (AWM A03147)		Commons
commons	image		Machine gunners and soldiers of the first Australian Expeditionary Force, 1914, PXA 2165		Commons
commons	image		Troops landing at Herbertshöhe State Library of New South Wales PXA 216		Commons
commons	image		Burial party going ashore at Herbertshohe with the bodies of Private Williams and Captain Pockley, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (45710221542)		Commons
commons	image		Herbertshohe during the fighting, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (45710222132)		Commons
commons	image		Colonel Holmes (Brigadier), Colonel Watson (O.C. Infantry), and Colonel Paton, with Captain Goodsall scanning the hills for wireless station at Bita Paka, F. S. Burnell, State Library Of New South Wales PXA 2165 (30820398387)		Commons
commons	image		Aust fleet Rabaul (AWM J03326)		Commons
commons	image		German mine at Bitapaka 1914 (AWM P02031)		Commons
commons	image		Bita paka location 1914		Commons