Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Hatazō Adachi

Battles of Hatazō Adachi

Japanese officer, war criminal 1890-1947

Hatazō Adachi is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1944: 9 battles, all in present-day Papua New Guinea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,614 km apart end to end, 202 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4), World War II (3), South West Pacific theater of World War II (2).

Landing at Nassau BayBattle of FinschhafenBattle of Scarlet BeachBattle of MadangOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabHuon Peninsula campaignBattle of SioBattle of Driniumor RiverOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabHuon Peninsula campaignBattle of SioBattle of Driniumor RiverLaeMt. HagenGorokaMadangWewakMendiHoskinsKimbeKundiawaWabag500 km5.208S, 147.261E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 7 engagements7 in 19431944: 2 engagements19431944
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nassau Bay, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Huon Peninsula campaign, 1943Battle of Finschhafen, 1943Battle of Scarlet Beach, 1943Battle of Sio, 1943Battle of Madang, 1944Battle of Driniumor River, 194419431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Landing at Nassau BayPapua New Guinea653 km SWAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea95 km NWAllied victory
1943Huon Peninsula campaignHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea90 km EAllied victory
1943Battle of FinschhafenPapua New Guinea44 km SEAllied victory
22 September 1943Battle of Scarlet BeachHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea13 km NAllied victory
5 December 1943Battle of SioSio, Papua New Guinea79 km NWAllied victory
April 1944Battle of MadangMadang, Papua New Guinea192 km NWAllied victory
10 July 1944Battle of Driniumor RiverPapua New Guinea447 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, Center of Military History, United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.