Episode 1266
Battle of Goodenough Island
Thu, 2020-Oct-22 01:12 UTC
Length - 1:51
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The featured article for Thursday, 22 October 2020 is Battle of Goodenough Island.
The Battle of Goodenough Island (22–27 October 1942), also known as Operation Drake, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The engagement occurred when Allies landed on Goodenough Island, Papua, and clashed with Japanese troops from the Kaigun Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Force). The Japanese troops had been stranded on the island during the Battle of Milne Bay in late August 1942. "Drake Force", consisting of the Australian 2/12th Battalion and attachments, landed on the southern tip of Goodenough Island at Mud Bay and Taleba Bay on 22 October tasked with denying the Japanese the ability to use the island prior to the Buna campaign. Following a short but heavy fight, the Japanese forces withdrew to Fergusson Island on 27 October. After the battle, Goodenough Island was developed by the Allies and became a major base for operations later in the war.
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