Battle of Finschhafen
The Battle of Finschhafen was part of the Huon Peninsula campaign in New Guinea during World War II and was fought between Australian and Japanese forces. The fighting took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as the Australian 20th Infantry Brigade advanced on the town from the north, while the 22nd Infantry Battalion drove from the south, having advanced from the landing beaches east of Lae. After the capture of Finschhafen, the Japanese forces in the area withdrew towards Sattelberg where they sought to hold the Australians before launching a counteroffensive, which subsequently threatened the landing beach. This attack was repelled by American and Australian forces, with heavy c
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Battle of Finschhafen
The Battle of Finschhafen was part of the Huon Peninsula campaign in New Guinea during World War II and was fought between Australian and Japanese forces. The fighting took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as the Australian 20th Infantry Brigade advanced on the town from the north, while the 22nd Infantry Battalion drove from the south, having advanced from the landing beaches east of Lae. After the capture of Finschhafen, the Japanese forces in the area withdrew towards Sattelberg where they sought to hold the Australians before launching a counteroffensive, which subsequently threatened the landing beach. This attack was repelled by American and Australian forces, with heavy c
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The Battle of Finschhafen was ...... ing towards the Wareo plateau.
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Битва при Финшхафене была част ...... затем двинулись к плато Варео.
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フィンシュハーフェンの戦い(フィンシュハーフェンのたたかい、 ...... で行われた。結果は、戦術的・戦略的にも日本軍の惨敗であった。
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49 killed, 179 wounded (second phase)
73 killed, 285 wounded (first phase)
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1943-10-24
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Alliedvictory
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4,000 – 5,000 (first phase)
~ 12,000 (second phase)
~5,300 (first phase)
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1.017.418.943
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A view of Finschhafen, October 1943
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Battle of Finschhafen
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Finschhafen area, Morobe Province, Territory of New Guinea
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Allied victory
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The Battle of Finschhafen was ...... ustralian forces, with heavy c
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Битва при Финшхафене была част ...... этого австралийцы перешли в н
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フィンシュハーフェンの戦い(フィンシュハーフェンのたたかい、 ...... で行われた。結果は、戦術的・戦略的にも日本軍の惨敗であった。
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Battle of Finschhafen
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Финшхафенское сражение
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フィンシュハーフェンの戦い
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Battle of Finschhafen
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