The Battle of Talasea (6–9 March 1944) was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces. Dubbed "Operation Appease" by the Allies, the battle was part of the wider Operations Dexterity and Cartwheel, and took place on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, in March 1944 as primarily US forces, with limited Australian support, carried out an amphibious landing to capture the Talasea area of the Willaumez Peninsula, as part of follow-up operations as the Japanese began withdrawing east towards Rabaul following heavy fighting around Cape Gloucester earlier in the year. The assault force consisted of a regimental combat team formed around the 5th Marines, which landed on the western coast of the Willaumez Peninsula, on the western side of a narrow isthmus near the Volupai Plantation. Following the initial landing, the Marines advanced east towards the emergency landing strip at Talasea on the opposite coast. Their advance south was stymied by a small group of Japanese defenders who prevented the US troops from advancing quickly enough to cut off the withdrawal of the Japanese force falling back from Cape Gloucester.
The BattleofTalasea (6–9 March 1944) was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces. Dubbed "Operation Appease"...
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with the broad Allied scheme of maneuver being to secure all of New Britain west of the line between Gasmata and Talasea on the north coast. Within this...
Gloucester. This was followed by a further landing in March 1944 around Talasea, after which little fighting took place between the ground forces on the...
crew surrendered after their ship was taken by surprise and boarded at Talasea. In December 1914, a German officer near Angorum attempted to resist the...
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, which had landed around Volupai and captured Talasea on the Willaumez Peninsula in early March. The Japanese force at Arawe...
air forces at Cape Gloucester, Arawe and Gasmata. Occupy or neutralise Talasea. The second part was assigned to General Sir Thomas Blamey's New Guinea...
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on 2 January 1944. The final battle was the landing at Talasea in March. The operation ended on 9 March 1944. The Empire of Japan had largely achieved its...
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Guinea area and was transferred to Talasea, New Britain on 26 March. She remained there until 4 June tending two squadrons of torpedo boats, after which she...
further defeat at Talasea in March 1944. Securing the western island prevented the Japanese launching attacks against the flank of the main Allied offensive...
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New Britain in April 1944. The Division took positions at Talasea on the northern side of the island, at Arawe on the southern side and conducted jungle...
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