New Britain campaign
Videos
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
US Army soldiers land at Arawe
US Marines landing at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 26 December 1943
Landing at Saidor
Videos
The landing at Saidor, codenamed Operation Michaelmas, was an Allied amphibious landing at Saidor, Papua New Guinea on 2 January 1944 as part of Operation Dexterity during World War II. In Allied hand
Troops of the 32nd Infantry Division near Saidor.
Principal Operations in the South West Pacific, January 1943 – January 1944.
Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, Brigadier General Clarence A. Martin, and Brigadier Ronald Hopkins observe the landing at Saidor.
Saidor Operation, January 1944.