Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of George Kenney

Battles of George Kenney

United States Army general (1889-1977)

George Kenney is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1944: 5 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (3), Indonesia (1), Philippines (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,969 km apart end to end, 1,242 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4), South West Pacific theater of World War II (1).

Operation CartwheelLanding at NadzabPacification of RabaulBattle of BiakBattle of LeyteOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabPacification of RabaulBattle of BiakBattle of LeyteDavaoMakassarCebuIloiloTarakanGeneral SantosZamboangaBalikpapanGorontaloAmbon2000 km2.311N, 138.593E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 3 engagements3 in 19431944: 2 engagements19431944
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Pacification of Rabaul, 1943Battle of Biak, 1944Battle of Leyte, 194419431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1943Pacification of RabaulRabaul, Papua New Guinea659 km NEAllied victory
27 May 1944Battle of BiakBiak Island, Indonesia1,831 km WAllied victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines1,819 km NWAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, US Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.