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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Otto Von Bismarck, Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Archipelago, Vitiaz Strait, Bismarck Sea, Karkar Island. Excerpt: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was a battle in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II, in which planes of the United States Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Otto Von Bismarck, Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Archipelago, Vitiaz Strait, Bismarck Sea, Karkar Island. Excerpt: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was a battle in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II, in which planes of the United States Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea ). Most of the task force was destroyed, and Japanese troop losses were extremely high. Background On 23 December 1942, the Japanese high command decided to transfer about 105,000 troops from China and Japan to Lae in New Guinea to reinforce their forces there. This would allow the Japanese to fall back from their defeat at the Battle of Guadalcanal, which they ordered evacuated the following week. The troops were needed near Lae, where an Allied offensive was expected. Relocating such a large force was a great burden on Japanese shipping capability, but the high command considered it a military necessity. By late February 1943, the 20th and 41st divisions had been safely transported to Wewak, also in New Guinea. The 51st Infantry Division had reached Rabaul safely in December 1942 and January 1943 and was originally intended to reinforce Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. With the Japanese withdrawal from that island, however, it was decided to send the 51st to Lae, New Guinea. The planned delivery of the division would be risky, because Allied air power in the area was very strong, especially in the Vitiaz Strait through which the ships would have to pass. On 28 February the convoy assembled for the task, comprising eight destroyers and eight troop transports with an escort of approximately 100 fighter aircraft departed from Simpson Harbour in Rabaul. The commanding officer Books, , Bismarck-Sea~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Bismarck Sea, Books Llc, 1156693926, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1156693926

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