Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of George Kenney

Battles of George Kenney

United States Army general (1889-1977)

George Kenney is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 7 battles and 3 campaigns across 4 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (5), Indonesia (2), Philippines (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,325 km apart end to end, 916 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (10).

Bombing of WewakLanding at NadzabPacification of RabaulBattle of BiakRaid on PenghuNew Guinea campaignBombing of RabaulOperation CartwheelBattle of LeytePhilippines campaign of 1944–1945New Guinea campaignBombing of RabaulOperation CartwheelBattle of LeytePhilippines campaign of 1944–1945ManilaTaipeiBangkok2000 km8.472N, 135.845E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1943: 5 engagements5 in 19431944: 2 engagements1945: 1 engagements19421945
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

New Guinea campaign, 1942Bombing of Rabaul, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Bombing of Wewak, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Pacification of Rabaul, 1943Battle of Biak, 1944Battle of Leyte, 1944Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, IndonesiaAllied victory
1943Bombing of RabaulRabaul, Papua New Guinea1,352 km EAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea1 km NEAllied victory
1943Bombing of WewakWewak, Papua New Guinea950 km WAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea476 km SEAllied victory
1943Pacification of RabaulRabaul, Papua New Guinea659 km NEAllied victory
27 May 1944Battle of BiakBiak Island, Indonesia1,831 km WAllied victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines1,819 km NWAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines238 km NWAllied victory
date unknownRaid on PenghuPenghu Islands, TaiwanAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, US Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.