The Battle of Arawe (also known as Operation Director) was fought between Allied and Japanese forces during the New Britain campaign of World War II....

Arawe is an island in Papua New Guinea. It is located on the southern coast of New Britain about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Cape Gloucester. It is also...

1943 and January 1944, with US forces landing and securing bases around Arawe and Cape Gloucester. This was followed by a further landing in March 1944...

Miu, Kaulong–Karore, Sengseng Arawe linkage:[citation needed] East Arawe: Akolet, Avau, Bebeli, Lesing-Gelimi West Arawe: Solong, Apalik (Ambul), Gimi...

West Arawe is an Austronesian dialect chain of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The principal varieties are Apalik, Gimi, Aiklep, and Arawe proper...

Solong, also known as Arawe (Arove), is an Austronesian language of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Solong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...

Gasmata was later cancelled and replaced with a diversionary landing around Arawe, with the plan being to potentially establish a PT boat base there. Believing...

campaigns) New Britain campaign, December 1943 – August 1945 Battle of Arawe, 15 December 1943 – 24 February 1944 Battle of Cape Gloucester, 26 December...

battle listing the Allied and Japanese forces involved in the Battle of Arawe from 15 December 1943 to 24 February 1944. Director Task Force 112th Cavalry...

SWPA, General Douglas MacArthur. Dexterity included amphibious landings at Arawe on 15 December 1943, and Cape Gloucester on 26 December 1943 in the northwest...

Director in preparation for its first action, Operation Director the Battle of Arawe. The 112th set sail on USS Carter Hall, HMAS Westralia and the high speed...

for the New Britain campaign, as part of the build-up to the assault on Arawe in December, the Kittyhawks launched a series of raids on Gasmata; three...

(3d Marine Division US, 37th Infantry Division US) Operation Dexterity Arawe, New Britain (112th Cavalry US) – 15 December 1943 Cape Gloucester (1st...

amphibious landing at Finschhafen, New Guinea. After escorting troops to Arawe, New Britain, in December 1943, Drayton participated in the landings there...

forces. Company B, which had been located on New Guinea, landed in the Arawe area of New Britain on 12 January 1944 to support Army forces there. Battalion...

Staff meeting of the U.S. 112th Regimental Combat Team in Arawe with General Julian Cunningham (seated), standing left to right: unidentified, Lieutenant...

the unit relocated to Milne Bay. Missions were undertaken at Finschhafen, Arawe, Gasmata and Cape Gloucester, without any casualties. Following disputes...

begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign. 1943 – World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign. 1944 – World War II: a single-engine...

language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is a distinct branch of the Arawe dialect chain. The voiced plosives /b d g/ present as [ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk] word-medially...

was at Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea. Later operations were at Gasmata, Arawe, Cape Gloucester, and the east and south coasts of New Britain, all without...

APc-19 USS APc-20 USS APc-21, ex-AMc-172, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Arawe New Britain 17 December 1943 USS APc-22 USS APc-23 USS APc-24 USS APc-25...

December 15 – WWII: American and Australian forces begin the Battle of Arawe as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester on New Britain...

December 1943, U.S. Marines and Army soldiers landed in western New Britain at Arawe and Cape Gloucester. Subsequently, Allied operations on New Britain gradually...

In India, slender lorises are known as devanga-pilli (దేవాంగ పిల్లి) or arawe-papa in Telugu, kaadu-paapa (ಕಾಡು ಪಾಪ) in Kannada, Kaada Naramani (ಕಾಡ ನರಮನಿ)...

Battle of Sio 5 December Major Australian victory over Japan Battle of Arawe 15 December 1943—24 February 1944 Allied (U.S. and Australia) victory against...

Operation Toenails – 30 June 1943 Operation Director – 15 December 1943 – Arawe Operation Dexterity – 2 January 1944 Operation Brewer – 29 February 1944...

and Dampier Straits. Planning began and decision was made to first seize Arawe Peninsula, an island, a town, a plantation and the Japanese occupation forces...

Akyara Bassa; Alagba; Allah; Amoko; Anegbaki; Aniura; Apashi; Araaba Arakpo; Arawe; Aseni; Ashishi; Ataki; Balu Akure; Bassa; Behu; Bibiroko; Bigitita Bassa;...

Islands campaign Allied and Japanese November 1943 – February 1944 Battle of Arawe Allied and Japanese December 1943 – February 1944 Landing at Saidor Allied...

landing at Lae, the landing at Scarlet Beach at Finschhafen, Battle of Arawe and Battle of Cape Gloucester on the island of New Britain, 1944 – Participated...