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commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Masutaro Nakai

Battles of Masutaro Nakai

Japanese general (1895-1969)

Masutaro Nakai is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1944: 3 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day Papua New Guinea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 116 km apart end to end, 39 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).

Finisterre Range campaignBattle of DumpuBattle of The PimpleBattle of Crater HillFinisterre Range campaignBattle of DumpuBattle of The PimpleBattle of Crater HillLaeMt. HagenGorokaMadangMendiKundiawaWabag200 km5.988S, 146.038E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 3 engagements3 in 19431944: 1 engagements19431944
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Finisterre Range campaign, 1943Battle of Dumpu, 1943Battle of The Pimple, 1943Battle of Crater Hill, 194419431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1943Finisterre Range campaignFinisterre Range, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Battle of DumpuDumpu, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea75 km NWAllied victory
1943Battle of The PimpleFinisterre Range, Papua New Guinea42 km EAllied victory
1944Battle of Crater HillFinisterre Range, 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.