Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Robert L. Eichelberger

Battles of Robert L. Eichelberger

United States Army general commanding the US Eighth Army during World War II (1886–1961)

Robert L. Eichelberger is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 8 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Philippines (5), Indonesia (2), Papua New Guinea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,360 km apart end to end, 766 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (6), South West Pacific theater of World War II (2).

Invasion of PalawanBattle for Cebu CityBattle of DavaoBattle of Buna–GonaBattle of HollandiaBattle of BiakBattle of MindanaoBattle of the VisayasBattle of Buna–GonaBattle of HollandiaBattle of BiakBattle of MindanaoBattle of the VisayasSurabayaDavaoSemarangMakassarBandjarmasinIloiloBandar Seri BegawanPort MoresbyDiliTarakan2000 km0.925N, 133.425E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements1945: 5 engagements5 in 194519421945
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Buna–Gona, 1942Battle of Hollandia, 1944Battle of Biak, 1944Invasion of Palawan, 1945Battle of Mindanao, 1945Battle of the Visayas, 1945Battle for Cebu City, 1945Battle of Davao, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 November 1942Battle of Buna–GonaBuna, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
22 April 1944Battle of HollandiaIndonesia1,084 km NWAllied victory
27 May 1944Battle of BiakBiak Island, Indonesia551 km WAllied victory
1945Invasion of PalawanPhilippines2,262 km NWAllied victory
10 March 1945Battle of MindanaoMindanao, Philippines734 km EAllied victory
1945Battle of the VisayasPhilippines299 km NAllied victory
1945Battle for Cebu CityPhilippines25 km SWAllied victory
1945Battle of DavaoPhilippines405 km SEAllied 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, 1st Lieutenant Gordon A. Stevens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.