Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Thomas Blamey

Battles of Thomas Blamey

Australian general of the First and Second World Wars (1884-1951)

Thomas Blamey is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1943: 4 battles, all in present-day Papua New Guinea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,288 km apart end to end, 763 km between engagements on average. Most belong to South West Pacific theater of World War II (2), Pacific War (2).

Battle of WauOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabBougainville CampaignBattle of WauOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabBougainville CampaignLaeKietaSohanoHoskinsKimbe500 km5.768S, 150.900E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 4 engagements4 in 194319431943
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Wau, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 194319431943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 February 1943Battle of WauWau, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea697 km NEAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea930 km EAllied 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, photographer not identified, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.