New Britain campaign
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The New Britain campaign was a World War II campaign fought between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces. The campaign was initiated by the Allies in late 1943 as part of a major offensive which aimed
US Army soldiers returning from a patrol near Arawe, December 1943
The disposition of Japanese forces on New Britain and nearby islands in November 1943
Movements of Japanese forces in western New Britain during late 1943 and early 1944 and locations of Allied landings
US Army soldiers land at Arawe
Battle of Cape Gloucester
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The Battle of Cape Gloucester was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, between 26 December 1943 and 1
New Britain campaign
…Britain took place around the western end of the island in December 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 around Talasea, after which little fighting took place between the ground forces on the island…
US Marines hit three feet of rough water as they leave their LST to take the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 26 December 1943.
A pre-landing airstrike on Cape Gloucester airfield
Guns from USS Phoenix join the pre-invasion bombardment.
US Marines push back a Japanese counterattack at Cape Gloucester.