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Battle of Hollandia

Battle of Hollandia was a battle fought on 22 April 1944 in what is now Indonesia; it lasted 45 days. It was part of the South West Pacific theater of World War II. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: ~ 30,000 against 11,000.

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Tanahmerah Bay (New Guinea), Inland-jungle: Men of the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry, carrying supplies forward (Operation Reckless, April 1944)
Tanahmerah Bay (New Guinea), Inland-jungle: Men of the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry, carrying supplies forward (Operation Reckless, April 1944). US-Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 April 1944lasted 45 days
WhereIndonesia2.533S, 140.717E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Australia (naval/air)againstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses152 killed; 1,057 woundedand3,300 killed; 300 captured
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 Hollandia, 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

Date22 April 1944
to 6 June 1944
PlaceIndonesia
2.533S, 140.717E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength~ 30,00011,000
Casualties and losses152 killed; 1,057 wounded3,300 killed; 300 captured
Commanders
  • Masazumi Inada
Battle of HollandiaBattle of HollandiaBattle of Driniumor RiverBattle of WakdeBattle of Driniumor RiverVanimo100 km2.533S, 140.717E
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Battle of Hollandia is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16844223, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hollandia, revision 1379710086, 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.