Battle of Talasea
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battle-of-talasea-256-12617818
title:
Battle of Talasea
text:
The Battle of Talasea was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces. Dubbed "Operation Appease" by the Allies, the battle was part of the wider Operations Dexterity and Cartwheel, and took place on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, in March 1944 as primarily US forces, with limited Australian support, carried out an amphibious landing to capture the Talasea area of the Willaumez Peninsula, as part of follow-up operations as the Japanese be
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1944 military engagement on New Britain, Pacific Ocean
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Talasea
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2024-04-04T11:42:33Z
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