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    147°51′E / 6.483°S 147.850°E / -6.483; 147.850 (Scarlet Beach) The Landing at Scarlet Beach (Operation Diminish) (22 September 1943) took place in...
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    took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as...
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    undertook another amphibious landing further east, aimed at capturing Finschhafen. Following the landing at Scarlet Beach, the Allies set about moving...
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    inland from Finschhafen, New Guinea. Following the Australian landing at Scarlet Beach a large force of Japanese had retreated inland towards Sattelberg...
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    Australia. Participated in Operation Chronicle, the landing at Lae, the landing at Scarlet Beach at Finschhafen, Battle of Arawe and Battle of Cape Gloucester...
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    follow-up campaign on the Huon Peninsula, with a landing at Scarlet Beach by the 20th Infantry Brigade. At the same time, the 22nd Infantry Battalion, an...
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    September 1943 Landing at Nadzab (Operation Postern), 5 September 1943 Huon Peninsula campaign, September 1943 – March 1944 Landing at Scarlet Beach (Operation...
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    1944 Huon Peninsula campaign, September 1943 – March 1944 Landing at Scarlet Beach, September–October 1943 Battle of Finschhafen, September–October 1943...
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    October 2. The Huon Peninsula campaign began in New Guinea with the Landing at Scarlet Beach and the beginning of the Battle of Finschhafen. The Battle of Dumpu...
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  • the Greek island of Cephalonia. September 22–October 2 – WWII: Landing at Scarlet Beach on the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea by Allied forces, the first...
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    days after the fall of Lae, the 20th Brigade made an amphibious landing at Scarlet Beach, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Finschhafen. Because of the haste...
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    followed up quickly by another operation to secure Finschhafen. Landing at Scarlet Beach, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the objective, the 20th Brigade...
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    (minus 11 Platoon which remained at Lae until early November) was detailed to be part of the landing at Scarlet Beach. They would be tasked with patrolling...
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    Huon Peninsula, which saw the battalion undertake an amphibious landing at Scarlet Beach and then take part in actions around Finschhafen, Sattelberg and...
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    port of Finschhafen had been rendered unusable after the Allied Landing at Scarlet Beach on 22 September 1943. In addition to combat losses, about 800 Japanese...
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    Finschhafen on March 10, 1942 in the Battle of Finschhafen and the Landing at Scarlet Beach. On October 2, 1943, the Australian Forces recaptured Finschhafen...
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    Noel Simpson (general) (category People educated at North Sydney Boys High School)
    amphibious landings, which eventually paid dividends when the 2/17th took part in the Huon Peninsula campaign, carrying out a landing at Scarlet Beach on 22...
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    followed up by elements of the 9th Division which carried out a landing at Scarlet Beach, as part of operations to secure the Huon Peninsula, while the...
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    operation was mounted to secure the Huon Peninsula later in the month. Landing at Scarlet Beach in the first wave, two companies from the 2/13th secured the main...
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    in World War II. Laid down on 29 April 1942 as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-155 at Camden Ship Building and Marineway, Camden, Maine, she was launched on 9 July...
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    Edmund Herring (category People educated at Melbourne Grammar School)
    another landing at Scarlet Beach near Finschhafen. The timing of the landing was contentious; Barbey, who feared air attack, wanted to land at night while...
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    secure control of the Huon Peninsula and Vitiaz Strait. The initial Landing at Scarlet Beach was carried out by the 20th Brigade, although the 2/43rd Battalion...
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    During this time the battalion took part in repelling an attempted landing at Scarlet Beach, as the Japanese launched a counteroffensive against the Australian...
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    east, an opposed amphibious landing at Scarlet Beach, as part of Allied efforts to secure the Huon Peninsula. During the landing, the 2/15th formed the 20th...
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  • Wiccan (character) (category Scarlet Witch)
    Marvel superheroes, Thor and Scarlet Witch (Wiccan's mother), both of whom are members of the Avengers. Like the Scarlet Witch, Wiccan possesses powerful...
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    also built vast support facilities. At Blue Beach, a pontoon causeway was built for unloading and loading landing craft tank (LCT), completed on November...
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    campaign. Supporting the 20th Infantry Brigade during the initial landing around Scarlet Beach, once Finschhafen was secured, the regiment's guns support the...
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    of the 9th Division at Red Beach near Lae on 4 September. On 22 September, it landed elements of the 9th Division at Scarlet Beach near Finschhafen. On...
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    in September, the Australians undertook an opposed amphibious landing at Scarlet Beach, on the Huon Peninsula. The 20th Brigade led the 9th Division ashore...
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    Lieutenant Commander J. M. Band, RANR, participated in the Battle of Scarlet Beach. Band was fatally wounded in the fighting, and was awarded the US Navy...
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