Salamaua - Wikipedia
WEBSalamaua (German: Samoahafen) was a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea, in Salamaua Rural LLG, Morobe province. The settlement was built on a minor isthmus between the coast with mountains on the inland side and a headland.
Invasion of Salamaua–Lae - Wikipedia
WEBThe invasion of Salamaua–Lae (8–13 March 1942), called Operation SR by the Japanese, was an operation by Imperial Japanese forces to occupy the Salamaua – Lae area in the Territory of New Guinea during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Salamaua–Lae campaign - Wikipedia
WEBThe Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian and United States forces sought to capture two major Japanese bases, one in the town of Lae, and another one at Salamaua.
The Buna Front: A Ghastly Nightmare - Warfare History Network
WEBThe Japanese began their staging moves to take northeast New Guinea and Papua on March 8-11, 1942, when the IJA and the IJN’s Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) landed at Salamaua, Lae, and Fischhafen on the Huon Gulf.
New Guinea Campaign: Allied Air Operations Lae-Salamaua - YouTube
WEBOct 1, 2013 · New Guinea Campaign: Allied Air Operations Lae-Salamaua - Restored 1943. This action packed film covers a key battle of the oft overlooked 1943 New Guinea campaign in the South Pacific.
Malum Nalu: Salamaua: The rising phoenix - Blogger
WEBAug 25, 2017 · My recent trip to beautiful and historical Salamaua, Morobe, the capital of New Guinea ahead of Lae and Rabaul before being destroyed by WWII, brings back so many bittersweet memories.
Salamaua - Australian War Memorial
WEBSalamaua. At the beginning of the Second World War, Salamaua was the administrative centre for the New Guinea district of Morobe. Built on a small isthmus on the shores of Huon Gulf it was also the main point of entry for the inland goldfields around Wau and had both a small wharf and an airstrip.
New Guinea - CLIK
WEBThe Salamaua campaign was designed to screen the preparations for the Lae offensive and to act as a magnet to draw reinforcements from Lae to Salamaua. The capture of Lae, the centre of the Japanese defensive line in New Guinea, was the allied target after the defeat of the Japanese in Papua.
Chapter 5: Up From Papua - U.S. Army Center of Military History
WEBThe Japanese still occupied most of New Guinea, maintaining strong bases at Salamaua and Lae. On New Britain, Rabaul remained the focal point for the protection and reinforcement of their...
Wau-Salamaua 1942 - Anzac Portal
WEBEuropean women and children are evacuated from Salamaua airfield ahead of the expected invasion of the territories of Papua and New Guinea in December 1941. They were flown to Port Moresby and then sailed to Australia, where they remained for the duration of the war.
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