Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Thomas Blamey

Battles of Thomas Blamey

Australian general of the First and Second World Wars (1884-1951)

Thomas Blamey is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1941 and 1943: 5 battles and 3 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (6), Greece (1), Indonesia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 16,171 km apart end to end, 2,310 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (7), World War II (1).

Battle of WauSalamaua–Lae campaignLanding at NadzabBattle of GreeceNew Guinea campaignKokoda Track campaignOperation CartwheelBougainville CampaignBattle of GreeceNew Guinea campaignKokoda Track campaignOperation CartwheelŌsakaManilaSeoulTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokBaghdadChengdu5000 km14.811N, 89.050E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1941: 1 engagements1942: 2 engagements1943: 5 engagements5 in 194319411943
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Greece, 1941New Guinea campaign, 1942Kokoda Track campaign, 1942Battle of Wau, 1943Salamaua–Lae campaign, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 194319411943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1941Battle of GreeceKingdom of Greece, GreeceAxis victory
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, Indonesia12,686 km EAllied victory
1942Kokoda Track campaignNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea957 km SEAllied victory
4 February 1943Battle of WauWau, Papua New Guinea205 km NWAllied victory
1943Salamaua–Lae campaignMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea56 km NAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea676 km NEAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea930 km EAllied 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, photographer not identified, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.