The eastern part of the Territory of New Guinea, and the northern Solomon Islands; the area in which Operation Cartwheel took place, from June 1943.

Operation Cartwheel was an Allied operation in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), General Douglas MacArthur. It mainly involved United States and Australian forces. A topographical map from the US Army of the Territory of New Guinea and the northern Solomon Islands; the area in which Operation Cartwheel took place, from June 1943. ... A topographical map from the US Army of the Territory of New Guinea and the northern Solomon Islands; the area in which Operation Cartwheel took place, from June 1943. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France, • Soviet Union, • United States, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II, also... Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano Rabaul was the capital of East New Britain province, on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea until 1994. ... South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II, during 1942-45. ... Douglas MacArthur KBE (January 26, 1880 — April 5, 1964) was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theater, in World War Two. ...

U.S. and New Zealand forces under the other Allied command in the Pacific, the Pacific Ocean Areas, were indirectly involved, in their ongoing thrust to the east, through the Solomon Islands, towards Bougainville. Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command during World War II. It was one of four major commands during the Pacific War, and one of two United States commands in the Pacific theatre of operations. ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ...

Japanese forces had captured Rabaul, on New Britain, in the Territory of New Guinea, from Australian forces in February 1942 and turned it into their major forward base in the South Pacific, and the main obstacle in the two Allied theaters. The Battle of Rabaul, around the main town of Rabaul on the island of New Britain, in early February 1942, represented a strategically-significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan, in the Pacific campaign of World War II. Following the capture of Rabaul, Japanese forces turned it into a major... (This article is about the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ... World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ...

In early 1943, MacArthur requested an additional five U.S. Army divisions to launch a direct attack on Rabaul, although he could have used Australian Army forces already at his disposal. The Joint Chiefs of Staff on March 28, 1943 issued a directive for MacArthur to instead isolate Rabaul by means of three thrusts on mainland New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, the islands to the north-east. For this he was to receive reinforcements in the shape of the newly-formed U.S. Sixth Army (known initially by its code name of Alamo Force). The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Australian Army Emblem The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States of America symbol The Joint Chiefs of Staff, photographed in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gold Room in the Pentagon on Jan. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and belonging to Papua New Guinea. ... Shoulder sleeve insignia of the U.S. Sixth Army. ...

• 1. The establishment of airfields on Kiriwina and Woodlark Islands, located between the mainland of New Guinea and New Britain.
• 2. The seizure of Lae, Salamaua, Finschhafen and Madang, on mainland New Guinea, and Cape Gloucester, in western New Britain
• 3. The seizure of the southern portion of Bougainville.[1]

On June 30, the Allies launched simultaneous attacks in New Guinea and on New Georgia in the Solomons. The Trobriand Islands are a 170 mi² archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. ... Lae is the second largest city of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 120,000. ... Salamaua is a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea. ... Finschhafen is a district on the northeast coast of the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. ... Madang Lighthouse Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. ... The name Cape Gloucester may refer to two different places in the South Pacific: A geographical feature near the westernmost extremity of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, the site of the Battle of Cape Gloucester, part of Operation Cartwheel, in 1943. ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Categories: Oceania geography stubs | Solomon Islands ...

The landing on New Georgia, under Admiral William Halsey, proved troublesome, because of a large Japanese garrison and the rugged landscape. The battle of New Georgia was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, and was fought in the New Georgia group of islands in the central Solomon Islands from 10 June 1943 to August 25, 1943 between forces of Japan and... William Bull Halsey William Frederick Bull Halsey, Jr. ...

New Guinea Force, under General Thomas Blamey was assigned responsibility for the eastward thrusts on mainland New Guinea. The U.S. Sixth Army, under General Walter Krueger was to take Kiriwina, Woodlark and Cape Gloucester. The land forces would be supported by Allied air units under Lieutenant General George Kenney and naval units under Vice Admiral Arthur S. Carpender. Memorial statue of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey in Kings Domain, Melbourne. ... Walter Krueger (1881-1967) was a German-American soldier and general in the first half of the 20th century. ... George Churchill Kenney, August 6, 1889-August 9, 1977, was a United States Army Air Force general during World War II and was commander of Allied air forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) from August 1942 until 1945. ... Arthur Schuyler Carpender (October 24, 1884-1960) was an American vice admiral during World War II commanding US naval forces in the Southwest Pacific. ...

The campaign, which stretched into 1944, showed the effectiveness of a strategy which ignored major concentrations of enemy forces and instead aimed at cutting the Japanese lines of communication.

The New Guinea campaign was one of the major military campaigns of World War II. Fighting in the Australian mandated Territory of New Guinea (the north-eastern part of the island of New Guinea and surrounding islands) and Dutch New Guinea, between Allied and Japanese forces, commenced with the Japanese... The Battle of Rabaul, around the main town of Rabaul on the island of New Britain, in early February 1942, represented a strategically-significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan, in the Pacific campaign of World War II. Following the capture of Rabaul, Japanese forces turned it into a major... Combatants United States, Australia Japan Commanders Frank Jack Fletcher Shigeyoshi Inoue Strength 2 large carriers, 3 cruisers 2 large carriers, 1 small carrier, 4 cruisers Casualties 1 large carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 oil tanker, 543 personnel 1 small carrier, 1 destroyer, 1,074 personnel The Battle of the Coral Sea... Combatants Australia, United States Japan Commanders Ralph Honner Selwyn Porter Arnold Potts Arthur Tubby Allen George Vasey Philip Rhoden Yosuke Yokoyama Tomitaro Horii Strength 2,000 plus reinforcements 10,000 plus reinforcements Casualties 725 killed 1,055 wounded Hundreds sick with disease 6,500 killed including Maj-Gen Horii Hundreds... Battle of Milne Bay Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date August 25, 1942 – September 5, 1942 Place Milne Bay, New Guinea Result Allied victory The Battle of Milne Bay was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay... The Battle of Buna-Gona was a battle in the Pacific campaign of World War II. On November 16, 1942, Australian and United States forces began to attack the main Japanese beachheads in New Guinea, at Buna, Sanananda and Gona. ... Combatants United States; Australia Japan Commanders George C. Kenney Kimura Masatomi Strength 39 heavy bombers; 41 medium bombers; 34 light bombers; 54 fighters 8 destroyers, 8 troop transports, about 100 land-based fighter planes Casualties 2 bombers, 3 fighters shot down 8 troop transports sunk; 4 destroyers sunk; 20 fighters... The attack on Rabaul was a campaign of Allied air raids against the Japanese base at Rabaul in October and November 1943. ...

External links

• The History Channel, June 30 — 1943 Operation Cartwheel is launched (2005)

• David Horner, "Strategy and Command in Australia’s New Guinea Campaigns" (2004)

• An Animated History of Operation Cartwheel (2006)

Official histories

Australia

• The New Guinea Offensives (Army)
• Royal Australian Navy, 1942–1945
• Air War Against Japan, 1943–1945 (RAAF)

New Zealand

• The Pacific

United States

• CARTWHEEL: The Reduction of Rabaul (United States Army in World War II: The War in the Pacific)
• Isolation of Rabaul (History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II)
• The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan August 1942 to July 1944 (Army Air Forces in World War II)