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Battle of Driniumor River

Battle of Driniumor River was a battle fought on 10 July 1944 in what is now Papua New Guinea; it lasted 46 days. It was part of the South West Pacific theater of World War II. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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The Campaign in the Dutch East Indies, April - September 1944: A US soldier at Aitape points his service pistol at a hole in a log while ordering a Japanese sniper concealed inside to surrender.
The Campaign in the Dutch East Indies, April - September 1944: A US soldier at Aitape points his service pistol at a hole in a log while ordering a Japanese sniper concealed inside to surrender.. Unknown (Imperial War Museum), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 July 1944lasted 46 days
WherePapua New Guinea3.133S, 142.350E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited States; AustraliaagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses440 killed; 2,550 wounded; 10 missingand8,000–10,000
Part ofSouth West Pacific theater of World War II

Where it sits in the South West Pacific theater of World War II

Bombing of Darwin, 1942Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942Battle of Milne Bay, 1942Battle of Buna–Gona, 1942Battle of Wau, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Battle of Hollandia, 1944Battle of Driniumor River, 194419421944Battle of Driniumor River, 1944
8 placed engagements of the South West Pacific theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 July 1944
to 25 August 1944
PlacePapua New Guinea
3.133S, 142.350E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength~ 20,000
Casualties and losses440 killed; 2,550 wounded; 10 missing8,000–10,000
Commanders
  • Walter Krueger
  • Charles P. Hall
  • William H. Gill
  • Clarence A. Martin
  • Julian Cunningham
Battle of Driniumor RiverBattle of Driniumor RiverBattle of HollandiaBattle of HollandiaWewakVanimo100 km3.133S, 142.350E
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Battle of Driniumor River is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Papua New Guinea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870924, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Driniumor River, revision 1385686475, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.