Battle of Wakde
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The Battle of Wakde (Operation Straight Line) was part of the New Guinea campaign of World War II. It was fought between the United States and Japan from 17 May 1944 to 21 May 1944 in Dutch New Guinea. The operation involved an assault on the Japanese-held Wakde island group by a reinforced US infantry battalion, which was transported from a beachhead the Allied troops had established around Arara, on the mainland, the previous day. Following the capture of the island, fighting on the mainland continued until September as Allied troops advanced west towards Sarmi. In the aftermath, the island's airbase was expanded and used to support operations around Biak and in the Marianas.
1944
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Assault on Wakde
USS LCI-340 and other LCI's landing troops on New Guinea, in the Tor River Toem area
TORNADO Task Force, Night 30-31 May 1944
Wakde-Sarmi Drive
Japanese Sarmi-Wakde Operation
Advance to Lone Tree Hill
Capture of Wakde Islands
500th Bombardment Squadron - B-25 Mitchell
Troops at Wakde
LandingsatWakde| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Wakde | battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Assault on Wakde | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS LCI-340 and other LCI's landing troops on New Guinea, in the Tor River Toem area | Commons | ||
| commons | image | TORNADO Task Force, Night 30-31 May 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Wakde-Sarmi Drive | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese Sarmi-Wakde Operation | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Advance to Lone Tree Hill | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Capture of Wakde Islands | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 500th Bombardment Squadron - B-25 Mitchell | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Troops at Wakde | Commons | ||
| commons | image | LandingsatWakde | Commons | ||
