World War II - Western New Guinea Campaign

Time: Saturday Apr 22, 1944

Place: Territory of New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea

Details: In April, the Allies launched an operation to retake Western New Guinea. The Western New Guinea campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign, the campaign begun on 22 April 1944. Fighting in western New Guinea continued until the end of the war.

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