country, 54 engagements

Battles in Papua New Guinea

54 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Papua New Guinea: 52 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action between 1914 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Pacific War (23), World War II (22), South West Pacific theater of World War II (5), Asian and Pacific theater of World War I (2).

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54 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

54 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

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Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
11 September 1914	Battle of Bita Paka	Bita Paka	Asian and Pacific theater of World War I
14 September 1914	Siege of Toma	Toma	Asian and Pacific theater of World War I
1942	Battle of Rabaul	Rabaul	South-East Asian theater of World War II
3 February 1942	Battle of Port Moresby	Port Moresby	Pacific War
25 August 1942	Battle of Milne Bay	Milne Bay	South West Pacific theater of World War II
31 August 1942	Battle of Isurava		World War II
9 September 1942	Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill		World War II
22 October 1942	Battle of Goodenough Island	Goodenough Island	World War II
16 November 1942	Battle of Buna–Gona	Buna	South West Pacific theater of World War II
4 February 1943	Battle of Wau	Wau	South West Pacific theater of World War II
6 March 1943	Battle of Blackett Strait	Blackett Strait	Pacific War
22 April 1943	Battle of Mubo	Territory of New Guinea	World War II
22 April 1943	Battle of Bobdubi	Territory of New Guinea	World War II
23 June 1943	Battle of Lababia Ridge	Territory of New Guinea	World War II
30 June 1943	Operation Cartwheel	Melanesia	South West Pacific theater of World War II
1943	Landing at Nassau Bay		Pacific War
16 July 1943	Battle of Mount Tambu	Territory of New Guinea	World War II
14 August 1943	Battle of Roosevelt Ridge	Territory of New Guinea	World War II
5 September 1943	Landing at Nadzab	Nadzab	Pacific War
19 September 1943	Battle of Kaiapit	Kaiapit	World War II
1943	Huon Peninsula campaign	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Finschhafen		World War II
1943	Battle of Dumpu	Dumpu, Papua New Guinea	World War II
22 September 1943	Battle of Scarlet Beach	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
13 October 1943	Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge	Finisterre Range	World War II
1 November 1943	Bougainville Campaign	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1 November 1943	Battle of Empress Augusta Bay	Empress Augusta Bay	World War II
3 November 1943	Landings at Cape Torokina	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Koromokina Lagoon	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle for Piva Trail	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle of the Coconut Grove	Bougainville Island
17 November 1943	Battle of Sattelberg	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Piva Forks	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
27 November 1943	Battle of Wareo	Wareo	Pacific War
December 1943	Battle of Arawe	Arawe	Pacific War
5 December 1943	Battle of Sio	Sio	World War II
1943	Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Operation Dexterity	Arawe	World War II
1943	Pacification of Rabaul	Rabaul	Pacific War
26 December 1943	Battle of Cape Gloucester	Cape Gloucester	World War II
1943	Battle of The Pimple	Finisterre Range	World War II
1944	Battle of Crater Hill	Finisterre Range	World War II
18 February 1944	Battle of Karavia Bay	Karavia Bay	World War II
20 February 1944	Battle of the Green Islands	Green Islands	Pacific War
9 March 1944	Battle of Talasea	New Britain	World War II
April 1944	Battle of Madang	Madang	World War II
10 July 1944	Battle of Driniumor River		South West Pacific theater of World War II
December 1944	Battle of Wide Bay	Wide Bay	World War II
1944	Battle of Pearl Ridge	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
17 January 1945	Battle of Tsimba Ridge	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
28 March 1945	Battle of Slater's Knoll	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
17 April 1945	Battle of the Hongorai River	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1945	Battle of Ratsua	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
8 June 1945	Battle of Porton Plantation	Bougainville Island	Pacific War

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