Salamaua–Lae campaign
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The <entity_1> was a <entity_0>. Australian and United States forces sought to capture two major Japanese bases, one in the town of <entity_5>, and another one at <entity_4>. The campaign to take the <entity_4> and <entity_5> area began after the successful defence of Wau in late January, which was followed up by an Australian advance towards Mubo as the Japanese troops that had attacked Wau withdrew to positions around Mubo. As the Allies kept up the pressure on the Japanese around <entity_4>, in early September they launched an airborne assault on Nadzab, and a seaborne landing near <entity_5>, subsequently taking the town with simultaneous drives from the east and north-west. As the situation around <entity_5> grew more desperate, the <entity_4> garrison withdrew, and it was captured on 11 <entity_2>, while <entity_5> fell shortly afterwards on <entity_2>, bringing the campaign to an end. In March 1942, the Japanese secured <entity_4> and <entity_5> and subsequently established major bases on the north coast of <entity_3>, in the large town of <entity_5>, and in <entity_4>, a small administrative town and port 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south. Logistical limitations meant that the <entity_4>–<entity_5> area could garrison only 10,000 Japanese personnel: 2,500 seamen and 7,500 soldiers. Throughout July, the Japanese sought to reinforce the <entity_4> area, drawing troops away from <entity_5>; by the end of the month there were around 8,000 Japanese around <entity_4>. After Allied landings near <entity_5> in the first week of September, the 18th Army commander, Hatazō Adachi, ordered Nakano to abandon <entity_4> and subsequently his forces withdrew to the north disinvesting the town and transferring between 5,000 and 6,000 troops by barge, while other troops marched out along the coastal road. Planned as part of wider operations to eventually secure the Huon Peninsula, the operation to capture <entity_5> was planned by General Thomas Blamey, who assumed command of the Allied <entity_3> Force, and Australian I Corps commander, Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Herring. He recommended cancelling the development of <entity_4> and concentrating all available resources on <entity_5>. However, in drawing the Japanese attention away from <entity_5> at a critical time, the assault on <entity_4> had already served its purpose.
['military campaign']