All The King's Enemies

The Japanese offensive at the strategic location of Wau had been slowed through a rearguard effort at the nearby village of Wandumi. Once a Japanese regimental battle group, the Okabe Detachment, had finally amassed at Wau, they attempted to capture the Australian airfield. The Australians narrowly averted this …

1943-01-30

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The Japanese offensive at the strategic location of Wau had been slowed through a rearguard effort at the nearby village of Wandumi. Once a Japanese regimental battle group, the Okabe Detachment, had finally amassed at Wau, they attempted to capture the Australian airfield. The Australians narrowly averted this assault by flying in reinforcements from 17th Brigade as the Japanese launched their final assault on the strip. However, the Japanese still commanded the heights overlooking the approaches to Wau and the key airstrip. The newly arrived members of 2/7th Battalion, experienced at desert warfare, were now ordered to capture a ridge overlooking the main road.

Wau, New Guinea

The Battle of Bobdubi was a series of actions fought in the Salamaua area of the Territory of New Guinea between Australian and Japanese forces which took place from 22 April to 19 August 1943, during World War II. Part of the Allied advance on Salamaua, the battle was fought in conjunction with several other actions in the region as the Allies attempted to draw Japanese attention away from Lae, where they launched seaborne landings in mid-September 1943 in conjunction with airborne landings around Nadzab. The initial phase of the fighting around Bobdubi was characterised mainly by small unit harassment and reconnaissance operations, while the second phase saw the capture of a number of Japanese defensive positions in locations dubbed "Old Vickers", "Timbered Knoll" and the "Coconuts".

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Scenario Type = Standard