country, 70 engagements

Battles in Papua New Guinea

70 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Papua New Guinea: 54 battles, 1 siege, 1 naval action and 14 campaigns between 1914 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Pacific War (67), World War I (2).

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70 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

68 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Pacific War 67
World War I 2

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
11 September 1914	Battle of Bita Paka	Bita Paka	World War I
14 September 1914	Siege of Toma	Toma	World War I
1942	Battle of Rabaul	Rabaul	Pacific War
3 February 1942	Battle of Port Moresby	Port Moresby	Pacific War
1942	Invasion of Salamaua–Lae	Salamaua	Pacific War
25 August 1942	Battle of Milne Bay	Milne Bay	Pacific War
31 August 1942	Battle of Isurava		Pacific War
9 September 1942	Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill		Pacific War
22 October 1942	Battle of Goodenough Island	Goodenough Island	Pacific War
1942	Kokoda Track campaign	New Guinea	Pacific War
16 November 1942	Battle of Buna–Gona	Buna	Pacific War
1943	Bombing of Rabaul	Rabaul	Pacific War
4 February 1943	Battle of Wau	Wau	Pacific War
6 March 1943	Battle of Blackett Strait	Blackett Strait	Pacific War
1943	Operation I-Go	New Britain	Pacific War
1943	Operation Vengeance	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Salamaua–Lae campaign	Morobe Province	Pacific War
22 April 1943	Battle of Mubo	Territory of New Guinea	Pacific War
22 April 1943	Battle of Bobdubi	Territory of New Guinea	Pacific War
1943	Operation Chronicle	Woodlark Island	Pacific War
23 June 1943	Battle of Lababia Ridge	Territory of New Guinea	Pacific War
30 June 1943	Operation Cartwheel	Melanesia	Pacific War
1943	Landing at Nassau Bay	Nassau Bay	Pacific War
16 July 1943	Battle of Mount Tambu	Territory of New Guinea	Pacific War
14 August 1943	Battle of Roosevelt Ridge	Territory of New Guinea	Pacific War
1943	Bombing of Wewak	Wewak	Pacific War
5 September 1943	Landing at Nadzab	Nadzab	Pacific War
1943	Finisterre Range campaign	Finisterre Range	Pacific War
19 September 1943	Battle of Kaiapit	Kaiapit	Pacific War
1943	Huon Peninsula campaign	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Finschhafen	Finschhafen	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Dumpu	Dumpu, Papua New Guinea	Pacific War
22 September 1943	Battle of Scarlet Beach	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
13 October 1943	Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge	Finisterre Range	Pacific War
1 November 1943	Bougainville Campaign	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1 November 1943	Battle of Empress Augusta Bay	Empress Augusta Bay	Pacific War
3 November 1943	Landings at Cape Torokina	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Koromokina Lagoon	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle for Piva Trail	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	Battle of the Coconut Grove	Bougainville Island
17 November 1943	Battle of Sattelberg	Huon Peninsula	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Piva Forks	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
27 November 1943	Battle of Wareo	Wareo	Pacific War
December 1943	Battle of Arawe	Arawe	Pacific War
5 December 1943	Battle of Sio	Sio	Pacific War
1943	Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1943	New Britain campaign	New Britain	Pacific War
1943	Operation Dexterity	Arawe	Pacific War
1943	Pacification of Rabaul	Rabaul	Pacific War
26 December 1943	Battle of Cape Gloucester	Cape Gloucester	Pacific War
1943	Battle of The Pimple	Finisterre Range	Pacific War
1944	Battle of Crater Hill	Finisterre Range	Pacific War
18 February 1944	Battle of Karavia Bay	Karavia Bay	Pacific War
20 February 1944	Battle of the Green Islands	Green Islands	Pacific War
1944	Bougainville counterattack	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
9 March 1944	Battle of Talasea	New Britain	Pacific War
April 1944	Battle of Madang	Madang	Pacific War
1944	Landing at Aitape	Aitape	Pacific War
10 July 1944	Battle of Driniumor River		Pacific War
1944	Aitape–Wewak campaign	Aitape	Pacific War
December 1944	Battle of Wide Bay	Wide Bay	Pacific War
1944	Battle of Pearl Ridge	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
17 January 1945	Battle of Tsimba Ridge	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
28 March 1945	Battle of Slater's Knoll	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1945	Operation Copper		Pacific War
17 April 1945	Battle of the Hongorai River	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
1945	Battle of Ratsua	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
8 June 1945	Battle of Porton Plantation	Bougainville Island	Pacific War
date unknown	Admiralty Islands campaign	Admiralty Islands	Pacific War
date unknown	Landing at Jacquinot Bay	Jacquinot Bay	Pacific War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.