1942 ⟶ Allied Victory at Milne Bay
Australian and U.S. forces defeat Japanese forces at Milne B...
Year
1942
1943
🚩 Allied Victory at Milne Bay
Australian and U.S. forces defeat Japanese forces at Milne Bay, Papua, the first outright defeat for Japanese land forces in the Pacific War. Their evacuation and the failure to establish an airbase eases the threat to Australia.⟶
Pacific TheaterMilne BayAustraliaJapanBattlePapua New GuineaAllied VictoryAirbaseLand Combat
🗾 Battle of Milne Bay Begins
Battle of Milne Bay begins: Japanese forces land and launch a full-scale assault on an Australian base near the eastern tip of New Guinea.⟶
Milne BaybattleJapaneseAustraliaNew GuineaPacific TheaterWorld War IIinvasionAsia
