The Markham Valley, Ramu Valley and Finisterre Range campaigns were a series of battles within the broader New Guinea campaign of World War II. The campaigns began with an Allied offensive in the Ramu
Members of 'C' Company, Australian 2/9th Infantry Battalion, digging in at a newly occupied part of Shaggy Ridge on 23 January 1944
Markham and Ramu Valley Operations, September–November 1943
Troops of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion, watch aircraft bombarding The Pimple prior to their attack on Japanese positions there, 27 December 1943.
Members of "B" Company, Australian 2/12th Battalion, who helped silence a Japanese mountain gun on one of the hills known as Prothero I & II, 22 January 22, 1944.
Battle of Madang
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The Battle of Madang, fought between early February and late April 1944, was the break-out and pursuit phase of the Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range and Huon Peninsula campaigns, which were
Markham, Ramu and Finisterre campaigns
…of New Guinea, where they were pursued by Australian and US forces advancing through the Finisterres and along the coast from Saidor. Following the capture of Madang, the Japanese eventually withdrew to Wewak where further fighting took place in 1944 and 1945. During September 1943, Australian forces from Major…
Japanese prisoners of war at Madang, May 1944
Troops from the Australian 8th Infantry Brigade land at Madang, 24 April 1944
Madang harbour, October 1945