Landing at Aitape
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Landing at Aitape
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The Landing at Aitape was a battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II. American and Allied forces undertook an amphibious landing on 22 April 1944 at Aitape on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The amphibious landing was undertaken simultaneously with the landings at Humboldt and Tanahmerah Bays to secure Hollandia to isolate the Japanese 18th Army at Wewak. Operations in the area to consolidate the landing continued until 4 May, although US and Japanese forces fought furth
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Battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_at_Aitape
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2024-04-23T04:40:56Z
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