Western New Guinea campaign

The Western New Guinea campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Dutch East Indies KNIL, United States and Australian forces assaulted Japanese bases and positions in the northwest coastal areas of Netherlands New Guinea and adjoining parts of the Australian Territory of New Guinea. The campaign began with Operations Reckless and Persecution, which were amphibious landings by the U.S. I Corps at Hollandia and Aitape on 22 April 1944. Fighting in western New Guinea continued until the end of the war.

Major battles and sub-campaigns

• Landing at Aitape
• Battle of Hollandia
• Battle of Wakde
• Battle of Lone Tree Hill
• Battle of Biak
• Battle of Noemfoor
• Battle of Driniumor River
• Battle of Sansapor
• Battle of Morotai
• Aitape-Wewak campaign

See also

• Operation Semut
• Operation Agas
• Naval Base Borneo
• US Naval Advance Bases
• List of Royal Australian Navy bases

External links

• Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group Template:Webarchive.
• Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement.
• MSG: trading on political capital and Melanesian solidarity, Pacific Institute of Public Policy, Briefing Paper 02, July 2008.
• The Renaissance of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, The New Pacific Diplomacy 2015