艾塔普-韦瓦克战役

艾塔普-韦瓦克战役
	第二次世界大战太平洋战争的一部分
日期	1944年11月– 1945年8月
地点	新几内亚领地
结果	同盟国胜利
参战方
澳大利亚; 美国; 英国;	大日本帝国;
指挥官与领导者
Jack Stevens	安达二十三
兵力
~ 13,000	~ 30,000–35,000
伤亡与损失
442 阵亡; 1,141 负伤;	9,000 阵亡; 269 被俘;

艾塔普-韦瓦克战役是第二次世界大战太平洋战争中最后几场战役之一，持续时间从1944年11月一直到1945年8月战争结束为止，其中拥有空军和海军支援的澳洲第6师（英语：6th Division (Australia)）和坚守在纽几内亚北部的大日本帝国第18军。期间澳洲部队纽几内亚展开大规模“扫荡”行动，虽然他们最后成功逼迫日本军队撤离沿海地区并且向内陆前进，但是在丛林的艰难环境下造成士兵因偷袭的伤亡和罹患疾病的比率甚高。而由于当时日本已经处于即将败北的情况，这使得这些伤亡后来被拿来质疑艾塔普-韦瓦克战役的战略必要性。

参考资料

^ The Australian 6th Division had been converted to the jungle division establishment with a complement of 13,118 men, which was approximately 4,000 fewer than a standard Australian division. Palazzo 2001, p. 184.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Coulthard-Clark 2001, p. 251.

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延伸阅读

Charlton, Peter. The Unnecessary War: Island Campaigns of the South-West Pacific, 1944–45. Macmillan. 1983. ISBN 978-0-333-35628-9.
Hepworth, John. The Long Green Shore. Picador. 1995 [2014-03-09]. ISBN 978-0-330-35703-6. （原始内容存档于2020-10-08）.

外部链接

Remembering the war in New Guinea Aitape–Wewak, 1944–45 (Photographs) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
Last Battles. Australia's War 1939–1945. [2009-03-09]. （原始内容存档于2009年1月22日）.

[1] The Australian 6th Division had been converted to the jungle division establishment with a complement of 13,118 men, which was approximately 4,000 fewer than a standard Australian division. Palazzo 2001, p. 184.

[Coulthard-Clark251-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Coulthard-Clark 2001, p. 251.

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