Pendaratan di Lae

Landing at Lae

Bagian dari World War II, Pacific War

Pasukan Australia keluar dari Kapal-kapal Pendaratan Amerika Serikat

Tanggal	4–16 September 1943
Lokasi	Wilayah Lae, Provinsi Morobe, Teritorial Nugini 06°44′00″S 147°00′00″E / 6.73333°S 147.00000°E / -6.73333; 147.00000Koordinat: 06°44′00″S 147°00′00″E / 6.73333°S 147.00000°E / -6.73333; 147.00000
Hasil	Kemenangan Sekutu

Pihak terlibat

Australia

Amerika Serikat

Jepang

Tokoh dan pemimpin

George Wootten

Daniel Barbey

Hatazō Adachi

Ryoichi Shoge

Pasukan

I Corps

9th Division

VII Amphibious Force

Angkatan Darat XVIII

Divisi ke-51
Detasemen Shoge

l b s Kampanye Salamaua–Lae
Mubo Bobdubi Lababia Teluk Nassau Pegunungan Roosevelt Gunung Tambu Lae Nadzab

Perdaratan di Lae adalah sebuah pendaratan amfibi di timur Lae dan kemudian laju berikutnya ke kota tersebut saat kampanye Salamaua–Lae dari Perang Dunia II. Bagian dari Operasi Postern, yang dilakukan untuk merebut basis Jepang di Lae, pendaratan tersebut dilakukan antara 4 dan 6 September 1943 oleh pasukan Australia dari 9th Division, didukung oleh pasukan angkatan laut AS dari VII Amphibious Force. Operasi amfibi besar pertama yang dilakukan oleh Australian Army sejak kegagalan Kampanye Gallipoli, pasukan Australia menginvestasikan sejumlah upaya signifikan dalam perencanaan operasi tersebut.

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