Kampanye Aitape–Wewak

Kampanye Aitape–Wewak
	Bagian dari Perang Dunia II, Perang Pasifik
	; Pasukan infanteri Australia singgah di tepi sungai sebelum menyerang pasukan Jepang di dekat Matapau pada Januari 1945
Tanggal	November 1944 – Agustus 1945
Lokasi	Wilayah Aitape/Wewak/Sepik, Teritorial Nugini
Hasil	Kemenangan Australian
Pihak terlibat
Australia; Amerika Serikat; Britania Raya;	Kekaisaran Jepang;
Tokoh dan pemimpin
Jack Stevens	Hatazō Adachi
Kekuatan
~ 13,000 pria	~ 30,000–35,000
Korban
442 tewas; 1,141 terluka;	14,000 tewas, termasuk 9,000 berbunuh dalam aksi; 269 ditangkap;

Kampanye Aitape–Wewak adalah salah satu kampanye terakhir Teater Pasifik pada Perang Dunia II. Antara November 1944 dan akhir perang pada Agustus 1945, Divisi ke-6 Australia, dengan dukungan angkatan laut dan udara, bertarung melawan Tentara ke-18 Kekaisaran Jepang di utara Nugini.

Latar belakang[sunting | sunting sumber]

Pada 1942, Jepang menduduki wilayah Aitape di utara Nugini. Namun, pada 22 April 1944, pasukan Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat mendarat dan menaklukan kembali wilayah tersebut.

Catatan kaki

^ The Australian 6th Division had been converted to the jungle division establishment with a complement of 13,118 men, which was approximately 4,000 fewer than a standard Australian division. Palazzo 2001, p. 184.

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