Salamaua-Lae campaign | |||||||
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Part of World War II, Pacific War | |||||||
![]() A U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber, flying over explosions on the Salamaua Peninsula, where the port is located. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Australia United States |
Japan |
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Strength | |||||||
~30,000 | ~10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Australia: 81 killed and 396 wounded |
11,600 killed, wounded or captured |
Douglas MacArthur
Edmund Herring
Stanley Savige
Edward Milford
George Wootten