- The
Battle of
Arawe (also
known as
Operation Director) was
fought between Allied and ****anese
forces during the New
Britain campaign of
World War II....
- 1943 and
January 1944, with US
forces landing and
securing bases around Arawe and Cape Gloucester. This was
followed by a
further landing in
March 1944...
-
Arawe is an
island in
Papua New Guinea. It is
located on the
southern coast of New
Britain about 100
kilometres (62 mi) from Cape Gloucester. It is also...
- Miu, Kaulong–Karore,
Sengseng Arawe linkage:[citation needed] East
Arawe: Akolet, Avau, Bebeli, Lesing-Gelimi West
Arawe: Solong,
Apalik (Ambul), Gimi...
- West
Arawe is an
Austronesian dialect chain of West New Britain,
Papua New Guinea. The prin****l
varieties are Apalik, Gimi, Aiklep, and
Arawe proper...
-
Gasmata was
later cancelled and
replaced with a
diversionary landing around Arawe, with the plan
being to
potentially establish a PT boat base there. Believing...
-
battle listing the
Allied and ****anese
forces involved in the
Battle of
Arawe from 15
December 1943 to 24
February 1944.
Director Task
Force 112th Cavalry...
- was at
Finschhafen in
Papua New Guinea.
Later operations were at Gasmata,
Arawe, Cape Gloucester, and the east and
south coasts of New Britain, all without...
-
amphibious landing at Finschhafen, New Guinea.
After escorting troops to
Arawe, New Britain, in
December 1943,
Drayton parti****ted in the
landings there...
-
Director in
preparation for its
first action,
Operation Director the
Battle of
Arawe. The 112th set sail on USS Carter Hall, HMAS Westralia and the high speed...
