Huon Peninsula campaign
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The Huon Peninsula campaign was a series of battles fought in north-eastern Papua New Guinea in 1943–1944 during the Second World War. The campaign formed the initial part of an offensive that the All
A Matilda tank, named "Clincher", moves towards Japanese strong points near Finschhafen, on 9 November 1943.
A Boomerang fighter and ground crew from No. 4 Squadron RAAF in October 1943
The Salamaua–Lae area.
Troops from the Australian 9th Division land near Lae in early September 1943
Battle of Sio
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The Battle of Sio, fought between December 1943 and March 1944, was the break-out and pursuit phase of General Douglas MacArthur's Huon Peninsula campaign, part of the New Guinea campaign of World War
Australian troops of B Company, 30th Infantry Battalion crossing a shallow creek between Weber Point and Malalamai. They have been advancing from Roinji over muddy swamps, Kunai grass and innumerable rivers to link up with American troops at Yagomai.
The Envelopment of the Huon Peninsula 1943–44
A PT boat patrols off New Guinea, 1943
A Matilda tank of A Squadron, 1st Tank Battalion, fires at a Japanese foxhole.