Which place near Lake was bombed by the Japanese in March 1942 and later fell to the Allies?
Salamaua–Lae
Invasion of Salamaua–Lae
| Date | 8–13 March 1942 |
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| Location | Salamaua–Lae area, Morobe Province, Territory of New Guinea |
| Result | Japanese victory |
In which province the Japanese were beaten for the first time as they swept through all of South East Asia during the Second World War?
Battle of Wau
| Date | 29 January – 4 February 1943 |
|---|---|
| Location | Wau, Territory of New Guinea |
| Result | Allied victory |
Which place near Lae was bombed by japan?
Between 22 April and 29 May 1943, the Australian 2/7th Infantry Battalion, at the end of a long and tenuous supply line, attacked the southern extremity of Japanese lines in the Mubo area, at features known to the Allies as “The Pimple” and “Green Hill”.
Which provincial town was bombed and captured by Japanese in january 1942?
Rabaul
Rabaul was heavily bombed in January 1942; on 23 January the battle of Rabaul began and Rabaul was captured shortly thereafter by thousands of Japanese naval landing forces.
Did we bomb Tokyo after Pearl Harbor?
Although the raid caused comparatively minor damage, it demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks. It served as retaliation for the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale….Doolittle Raid.
| Date | 18 April 1942 |
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| Location | Greater Tokyo Area, Japan |
Why is the invasion of salamaua Lae important in the way of the Pacific?
Both Lae and Salamaua were important to the Japanese because they possessed airstrips from which Allied counter-attacks on Rabaul had been launched. The Lae-Salamaua operation was a preliminary to the more ambitious Operation MO – the capture of the vital Allied base Port Moresby on the southern coast of New Guinea.