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The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded the Territory of New Guinea on 23 January and Territory of Papua on 21 July and overran western New Guinea (part of the Netherlands East Indies) beginning on 29 March.
The Outline of the Post-War New World Map was a map completed before the attack on Pearl Harbor [1] and self-published on February 25, 1942 [2] by Maurice Gomberg of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It shows a proposed political division of the world after World War II in the event of an Allied victory in which the United States of America, the ...
This is a list of wars involving Papua New Guinea, German New Guinea or Territory of New Guinea. Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Casualties;
World War II sites in Papua New Guinea (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Papua New Guinea in World War II" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
During World War II, it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas. Due to its population and outsized influence compared to other cities in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby may be regarded as a primate city.
The battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific theatre during World War II. It followed the conclusion of the Kokoda Track campaign and lasted from 16 November 1942 until 22 January 1943. The battle was fought by Australian and United States forces against the Japanese beachheads at Buna, Sanananda and Gona.
Map of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Capital of Papua New Guinea. This is a list of cities, towns, and villages in Papua New Guinea. List Papua ...
The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea: 333 Missionary Lives Lost During World War II. Port Moresby: University of Papua New Guinea Press. ISBN 978-9980-84-053-0. Brooks, Brenton (December 2013). "The Carnival of Blood in Australian Mandated Territory". Sabretache. LIV (4). Military Historical Society of Australia: 20– 31. ISSN 0048-8933.