1943 ⟶ Nadzab Airborne Landing and Lae Capture

The 503rd Parachute Regiment under American General Douglas ...
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1942
1943

🏝️ Japanese Land in New Guinea

The Japanese land at Lae and Salamaua, on Huon Bay, New Guinea, beginning their move toward Port Moresby, New Guinea, and then Australia.⟶
Japanese Land in New Guinea (1942)
Pacific TheaterNew GuineaInvasionJapanese OffensiveAustraliaMilitary Expansion

✈️ US Troops Reinforce Port Moresby

Americans send troops to Port Moresby as reinforcements for the Australian defenders.⟶
USAustraliaPort MoresbyPacific TheaterNew GuineaMilitaryAsiaReinforcements

⛰️ Allies Recapture Buna

American and Australian troops finally push Japanese out of Buna, New Guinea.⟶
Allies Recapture Buna (1942)
BunaNew GuineaPacific TheaterLand WarAustraliaUS ArmyJapanese ArmyAllied Victory

🪖 Nadzab Airborne Landing and Lae Capture

The 503rd Parachute Regiment under American General Douglas MacArthur lands and occupies Nadzab, just west of the port city of Lae in northeastern New Guinea. Lae falls into Australian hands and Australian troops take Salamaua.⟶
Nadzab Airborne Landing and Lae Capture (1943)
Pacific TheaterNew GuineaAirborne AssaultNadzabLaeAustraliaMilitary Campaign