Kampanye Aitape–Wewak

Kampanye Aitape–Wewak
	Bagian dari Perang Dunia II, Perang Pasifik
	; Pasukan infanteri Australia singgah di tepi sungai sebelum menyerang pasukan Jepang di dekat Matapau pada Januari 1945
Tanggal	November 1944 – Agustus 1945
Lokasi	Wilayah Aitape/Wewak/Sepik, Teritorial Nugini
Hasil	Kemenangan Australian
Pihak terlibat
Australia; Amerika Serikat; Britania Raya;	Kekaisaran Jepang;
Tokoh dan pemimpin
Jack Stevens	Hatazō Adachi
Kekuatan
~ 13,000 pria	~ 30,000–35,000
Korban
442 tewas; 1,141 terluka;	14,000 tewas, termasuk 9,000 berbunuh dalam aksi; 269 ditangkap;

Kampanye Aitape–Wewak adalah salah satu kampanye terakhir Teater Pasifik pada Perang Dunia II. Antara November 1944 dan akhir perang pada Agustus 1945, Divisi ke-6 Australia, dengan dukungan angkatan laut dan udara, bertarung melawan Tentara ke-18 Kekaisaran Jepang di utara Nugini.

Latar belakang

Pada 1942, Jepang menduduki wilayah Aitape di utara Nugini. Namun, pada 22 April 1944, pasukan Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat mendarat dan menaklukan kembali wilayah tersebut.

Catatan kaki

^ The Australian 6th Division had been converted to the jungle division establishment with a complement of 13,118 men, which was approximately 4,000 fewer than a standard Australian division. Palazzo 2001, p. 184.

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Remembering the war in New Guinea Aitape–Wewak, 1944–45 (Photographs)
"Last Battles". Australia's War 1939–1945. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2009-01-22. Diakses tanggal 2009-03-09.