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commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Hatazō Adachi

Battles of Hatazō Adachi

Japanese officer, war criminal 1890-1947

Hatazō Adachi is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 9 battles and 6 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (13), Solomon Islands (1), Indonesia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,653 km apart end to end, 404 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (15).

Operation ChronicleLanding at Nassau BayLanding at NadzabBattle of FinschhafenBattle of Scarlet BeachBattle of SioBattle of MadangLanding at AitapeBattle of Driniumor RiverAitape–Wewak campaignSolomon Islands CampaignNew Guinea campaignSalamaua–Lae campaignOperation CartwheelHuon Peninsula campaignSolomon Islands CampaignNew Guinea campaignSalamaua–Lae campaignOperation CartwheelHuon Peninsula campaignPort MoresbyJayapuraMt. Hagen1000 km6.300S, 149.908E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1943: 9 engagements9 in 19431944: 4 engagements19421944
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Solomon Islands Campaign, 1942New Guinea campaign, 1942Salamaua–Lae campaign, 1943Operation Chronicle, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nassau Bay, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Huon Peninsula campaign, 1943Battle of Finschhafen, 1943Battle of Scarlet Beach, 1943Battle of Sio, 1943Battle of Madang, 1944Landing at Aitape, 1944Battle of Driniumor River, 1944Aitape–Wewak campaign, 194419421944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon IslandsAllied victory
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, Indonesia2,241 km WAllied victory
1943Salamaua–Lae campaignMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea765 km EAllied victory
1943Operation ChronicleWoodlark Island, Papua New Guinea528 km EAllied occupation
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea505 km NAllied victory
1943Landing at Nassau BayNassau Bay, Papua New Guinea653 km SWAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea95 km NWAllied victory
1943Huon Peninsula campaignHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea90 km EAllied victory
1943Battle of FinschhafenFinschhafen, Papua New Guinea44 km SEAllied victory
22 September 1943Battle of Scarlet BeachHuon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea13 km NAllied victory
5 December 1943Battle of SioSio, Papua New Guinea79 km NWAllied victory
April 1944Battle of MadangMadang, Papua New Guinea192 km NWAllied victory
1944Landing at AitapeAitape, Papua New Guinea447 km NWAmerican victory
10 July 1944Battle of Driniumor RiverPapua New Guinea0 km NAllied victory
1944Aitape–Wewak campaignAitape, Papua New Guinea0 km NAllied 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, Center of Military History, United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.