New Guinea Campaign (jan 23, 1942 – oct 24, 1943)
Description:
The initial phase of the invasion of New Guinea by the Japanese Empire, the territory was quickly overrun. However, come late 1942, commonwealth forces slowly began to clear the Japanese occupiers back towards the coast until the Japanese withdrawal from the island in late 1943.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 23, 1942
oct 24, 1943
~ 1 years and 9 months