Battle of Goodenough Island
The Battle of Goodenough Island (22–27 October 1942), also known as Operation Drake, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Allies attacked the Kaigun Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Force) stranded on Goodenough Island, Papua, during the Battle of Milne Bay to deny the Japanese the ability to use the island prior to the Buna campaign. "Drake Force", consisting of the Australian 2/12th Battalion and attachments, landed on the southern tip of Goodenough Island at Mud Bay and Taleba Bay on 22 October, and following a short but heavy fight, the Japanese forces withdrew to Fergusson Island on 27 October. After the battle, Goodenough Island was developed by the Allies and became a major base which they used for further operations later in the war.
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Battle of Goodenough Island
The Battle of Goodenough Island (22–27 October 1942), also known as Operation Drake, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Allies attacked the Kaigun Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Force) stranded on Goodenough Island, Papua, during the Battle of Milne Bay to deny the Japanese the ability to use the island prior to the Buna campaign. "Drake Force", consisting of the Australian 2/12th Battalion and attachments, landed on the southern tip of Goodenough Island at Mud Bay and Taleba Bay on 22 October, and following a short but heavy fight, the Japanese forces withdrew to Fergusson Island on 27 October. After the battle, Goodenough Island was developed by the Allies and became a major base which they used for further operations later in the war.
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La bataille de Goodenough est ...... aux Alliés après sa conquête.
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The Battle of Goodenough Islan ...... r operations later in the war.
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Битва за остров Гуденаф (22-27 ...... кампании Второй мировой войны.
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13 killed,
19 wounded
combatant
Empire of Japan
date
1942-10-27
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Allied victory
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285 (during ground fighting)
353 (initially),
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Australian soldiers with a Jap ...... fighting at Goodenough Island
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Keith Gatewood
Tsukioka Torashige
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La bataille de Goodenough est ...... aux Alliés après sa conquête.
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The Battle of Goodenough Islan ...... r operations later in the war.
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Битва за остров Гуденаф (22-27 ...... кампании Второй мировой войны.
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Bataille de Goodenough
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Battle of Goodenough Island
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Битва за остров Гуденаф
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Battle of Goodenough Island
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