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Title
Odd Angry Shot
Description
The campaign to push the Japanese out of New Guinea moved into the Markham and Ramu Valleys in 1943. The Australian 7th Division was tasked with the job of clearing these two strategic areas. As the 21st Brigade battled for high ground to the west, the 25th Brigade …
Publisher
Date
1943-10-12
Scenario#
AP068
Scenario Description
The campaign to push the Japanese out of New Guinea moved into the Markham and Ramu Valleys in 1943. The Australian 7th Division was tasked with the job of clearing these two strategic areas. As the 21st Brigade battled for high ground to the west, the 25th Brigade began to clear the Japanese from commanding heights overlooking the Ramu Valley and the Australian supply lines leading into the Finisterres. The 2/33rd Battalion had already secured the 4100-ft. feature in a daring night action which shocked the entrenched Japanese. Now the order went in for another attack on the next ridge on which the Japanese had dug in.
Location
Finisterre Range, New Guinea
Battle Narrative
The Markham Valley, Ramu Valley and Finisterre Range Campaigns were a series of battles within the broader New Guinea campaign of World War II. The campaigns began with an Allied offensive in the Ramu Valley, from 19 September 1943, and concluded when Allied troops entered Madang on 24 April 1944. During the campaign, Australian forces, supported by Australian and US aircraft, advanced through the Markham Valley and Ramu Valleys during which there were minor clashes with Japanese forces, which withdrew towards their main defensive line in the Finisterre Range. A central geographical and strategic feature of these campaigns was the imposing Shaggy Ridge, running north–south in the Finisterres; this was the scene of a climactic battle during which the Australians assaulted the Japanese positions in December 1943 and January 1944. Following the fighting around Shaggy Ridge, the Japanese withdrew towards the northern coast of New Guinea, where they were pursued by Australian and US forces advancing through the Finisterres and along the coast from Saidor. Following the capture of Madang, the Japanese eventually withdrew to Wewak where further fighting took place in 1944 and 1945.
Combatants
Australian
Japanese
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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