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Australians, the advance through the Markham, Ramu and Faria Valleys proved to be a hard slog. Casualties for the 7th Division between 18 September 1943 and 8 April 1944 amounted to 204 killed and 464 wounded. Disease took an even greater toll with 13,576 personnel being evacuated. Japanese
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Peninsula; nevertheless, the Allies were unable to prevent the Japanese defenders from withdrawing and, as a result, they were unsuccessful in completely destroying them. Following the fall of Madang, the remnants of the
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undertook a program of long range patrols to the north. A landing by two US battalions around the Yalau
Plantation pushed the Japanese further back, but nevertheless, their rearguards continued to provide determined resistance and the Australians advanced towards Bogadjim, pursuing the Japanese
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Kankiryo Saddle and Shaggy Ridge were of vital strategic importance for both the Japanese and the Australians. For the Japanese, it provided a strong obstacle to the Australian advance north towards the coast, while also offering them the ground along which they could launch their own
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offensive in order to recapture the territory they had lost earlier in the campaign. For the
Australians, the Japanese positions on the high ground signalled threat and their commander, Vasey, came to the decision that he would have to launch an offensive in order to capture this ground.
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Australians first managed to capture the knoll and then held it against a determined Japanese counterattack. In November, the 25th Brigade relieved the 21st as the offensive was maintained, and later in December and into January heavy fighting took place around
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Brigades relieved the 21st and 25th Brigades around Shaggy Ridge, and planning for a new offensive began. The major Australian attack on Shaggy Ridge – codenamed Operation Cutthroat – was launched by the 18th Brigade on 19–20 January. The
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on the coast to the east, while the 7th moved towards the west. Carrying out a number of smaller-scale operations, the units of the 21st and 25th
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took over from the 7th, and they subsequently linked up with US forces on the coast around Rimba as they pushed forward along an axis bounded by the
Kabenau and Nuru Rivers. Bogadjim was reached on 13 April and on 23 April troops from the
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Australians began consolidating their position, the 7th Division was ordered to limit its exploitation, while supplies were pushed forward of Kankiryo. Meanwhile, in an effort to harass the Japanese rearguard, the
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in early October. During the entire advance, the Australian and American forces in the Ramu Valley were supplied by air. The capture of the Ramu Valley, allowed a forward airbase to be developed at
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Following this, the 7th Division provided security for a number of airfields that were constructed in the territory they had captured in the valleys. To assist with this, the
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was to advance from Canning's Saddle, east of Shaggy Ridge, and attack two well-defended knolls on the northern end of Shaggy Ridge, known as Prothero I and II; the
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Into the Finnisterres and the attack on Shaggy Ridge
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where further fighting took place in 1944 and 1945.
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1581:Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea
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531:Bombing of Hollandia
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1646:The Final Campaigns
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1696:Conflicts in 1944
1691:Conflicts in 1943
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1641:Long, Gavin
1441:Rodger 2003
1426:30 December
1348:Dexter 1961
1165:Dexter 1961
1061:Dexter 1961
975:Persecution
946:Sepik River
930:Alexishafen
914:8th Brigade
909:Allan Boase
858:Crater Hill
565:Ramu Valley
514:Admiralties
490:New Britain
244:400 wounded
242:800 killed
239:464 wounded
237:204 killed
1685:Categories
1673:1861266375
1450:References
1394:26 January
1372:Keogh 1965
1336:Grant 2014
1324:Keogh 1965
1309:Keogh 1965
1270:Keogh 1965
1258:Keogh 1965
1219:19 October
1141:Casey 1951
1037:Keogh 1965
999:Torricelli
852:After the
819:The Pimple
614:Background
596:New Guinea
480:Wewak Raid
316:The Pimple
1488:1328-2727
1459:(2004a).
1360:Long 1963
967:Hollandia
952:Aftermath
525:Take Ichi
469:Chronicle
420:Buna–Gona
410:Milne Bay
400:Coral Sea
207:18th Army
125:Australia
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227:~ 12,000
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219:Strength
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663:near
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306:Dumpu
151:Japan
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