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During the New Britain Campaign, American forces had decided to capture Cape Gloucester for its two airfields, to assist planned attacks on the garrison on Rabaul, an important area in New Britain. It became the site of the Battle of Cape Gloucester, part of Operation Cartwheel, in 1943. After long fighting through rain and Japanese, the United ...
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The Battle of Cape Gloucester was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, between 26 December 1943 and 16 January 1944. Codenamed Operation Backhander, the US landing formed part of the wider Operation Cartwheel, the main Allied strategy in the South ...
- 26 December 1943 – 16 January 1944
- Allied victory
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Cape Gloucester. Cape Gloucester may refer to: Cape Gloucester, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. Cape Gloucester (Papua New Guinea), a headland in Papua New Guinea. Category: Place name disambiguation pages.
The landings were slated to take place at Cape Gloucester on 26 December 1943. Eleven days prior to the Marine invasion, the Army’s 112th Cavalry made an assault on the Arawe Peninsula to the southeast of Cape Gloucester with the primary purpose of distracting the Japanese from the main Marine thrust.
May 10, 2019 · USS Phoenix (CL-46) firing her 6-inch/47-caliber guns during the pre-invasion bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, circa 24-26 December 1943. Photographed from the ship's fantail, looking forward (80-G-57445). Marines and Coast Guardmen landing on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, circa 26 December 1943. An LVT-1 leads the way as some men ...
New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3. 30 Sep 1943 - 23 May 1945. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Japanese Decision to Abandon New Guinea Island. 30 Sep 1943. On 30 Sep 1943, the Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan endorsed a plan to reduce Japan's defense perimeter, a plan which was drawn up 15 days before.
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April 22, 1944, on the island of New Britain, part of the Territory of New Guinea – Operation Backhander. The battle was a major part of Operation “Cartwheel”, the main Allied strategy in the South West ...
