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Note: Page References in Bold Type Indicate Maps, Charts Or Photographs Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-03799-1 - Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea Edited by Peter J. Dean Index More information Index (Note: Page references in bold type indicate maps, charts or photographs) 1st Air Maintenance Company 179 2/12th Battalion 249–50, 251 I Australia Corps 63, 107, 181, 211, 2/12th Field Regiment 268, 273 212, 216, 225, 288 2/13th Battalion 264, 265, 269, 271 1st Australian Tank Battalion 271 2/14th Battalion 234, 235–6, 238, 1st Independent Company 173 239 1st Mountain Battery 199 2/15th Battalion 264 1st Parachute Refolding Platoon 2/16th Battalion 234, 235, 235–6, 178–9 238, 239, 246–8 1st Water Transport Group 174 2/16th Field Company 177 2nd Air Maintenance Company 2/17th Battalion 264, 265–6, 268, 271 179–80 2/23rd Battalion 218, 272, 273, 274 II Australia Corps 275, 288 2/24th Battalion 228, 272, 274 2/1st Field Regiment 192, 199 2/25th Infantry Battalion 222, 225, 2/2nd Battalion 241 226–7, 246 2/2nd Commando Squadron 241 2/27th Battalion 234, 238, 239, 244, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion 222, 223 245, 247 2/3rd Independent Company 192, 194 2/28th Battalion 220, 269, 274 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 268 2/31st Battalion 223 2/4th Battalion 241 2/32nd Battalion 273 2/4th Field Regiment 205, 210, 245 2/33rd Infantry Battalion 222, 223 2/4th Independent Company 220 2/48th Battalion 271, 272, 272, 273, 2/4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 274 258, 268 3rd Air Maintenance Company 181 2/5th Battalion 190, 191, 192, 203, 3rd Australian Division 61, 64, 194, 203, 204 206, 212 2/5th Independent Company (Kanga 4th Brigade 256, 265, 271, 275, 277, Force) 189, 191, 194 288 2/6th Battalion 186–7, 190, 191, 194 5th Australian Division 199, 204, 206, 2/6th Commando Squadron 234, 212, 279, 285–8 236–8 6th Australian Division 5, 190, 288 2/6th Field Regiment 199, 201, 222 7th Australian Division 225, 287, 288 2/7th Battalion 199, 204, 206 accidental shelling by 9th Division 2/7th Commando Squadron 241 229 2/7th Independent Company 189, air-landing at Nadzab 214 191, 194 amphibious training exercises 148 2/9th Battalion 249, 250 arrival in Nadzab and Markham 2/10th Battalion 249, 250 Valley 205, 222, 223 292 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-03799-1 - Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea Edited by Peter J. Dean Index More information INDEX 293 assault on Nadzab and Lae 224, 24th Battalion 194, 219 228, 226–8 24th Brigade 268, 269, 271, 275 at Kokoda Trail 173 25th Brigade 222, 226, 234, 239, 241, Markham and Ramu valleys 243, 245, 246, 248, 251 campaign 233–4, 242, 243, 244, 26th Brigade 219, 220, 271, 272, 275, 245, 251, 252 279 role in Phase I of Operation Postern 29/46th Infantry Battalion 255, 281 61, 62, 211, 213 29th Brigade 204, 205 role in Phase II of Operation 30th Battalion 285 Postern 61, 63, 64 42nd Battalion 205 seizure and development of airfield 57/60th Militia Battalion 215, 285 at Nadzab 210, 214 58/59th Battalion 194 strafing by US Fifth Air Force 229 threat to Japanese at Lae 221 Adachi, Lieutenant-General Hatazo 8th Australian Division 2, 279 47, 71, 193, 205, 238–9, 252, 8th Brigade 280, 285, 287, 288 260, 261, 265, 277 9th Australian Division Adair, Lieutenant-Commander accidental shelling of 7th Division Charles 260 229 Advisory War Council, response to advance to Sio 278 Casablanca decision 31 amphibious training 216 aerial photography 149 capture of Finschhafen 257–8 Ainslie, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert intelligence reports on Japanese 274 garrison at Finschhafen 262 air bases landing at Lae 205, 211, 213, 216, construction by Allies 124, 170–1 218 construction by Japanese 124 Operation Diminish 165 in South and Southwest Pacific return from Middle East 154 Areas 118 return to Australia 288 air-dropping stations 201 role in Phase I of Operation Postern air drops 179–80 61, 62 Air Force, Australian see Royal role in Phase II of Operation Postern Australian Air Force (RAAF) 62, 63, 64, 104–5, 134, 135, 136 Air Force, US see US Air Force securing of Huon Peninsula 256, (USAAF) 279, 281 air power strafing by US Fifth Air Force 229 and Allied control of the seas 53, 66 11th Australian Division 243, 251, Allied operations for air superiority 278, 285, 287 over Lae area 214–16 15th Battalion 206 fundamental roles of 10 15th Brigade 194, 199, 201, 204, 251, Kenney’s approach to 102–3 285, 287, 288 relative strengths of Allied and 15th Militia Brigade 248 Japanese forces 125, 129, 134, 17th Brigade 123, 190, 191, 194, 199, 135, 136 201, 204 significance in tipping the balance of 18th Brigade 234, 241, 246, 248, 251 power 123–4 20th Brigade 219, 220, 257–8, 260, air transport, for logistical support 262–4, 265, 266, 268, 269, 271, 178–81 275, 279 air war 21st Brigade 225, 226, 234, 238, 239, over New Guinea 74–5 241, 243, 245, 248, 251 RAAF contributions compared to 22nd Battalion 265, 277 US AAF 137–8 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-03799-1 - Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea Edited by Peter J. Dean Index More information 294 INDEX Allied Air Forces 56 naval operations 150–9 Allied airbases sidelining of Australian command of construction 124, 170–1 US forces 57 in South and Southwest Pacific in South and Southwest Pacific Areas 118 Areas, 1942 20 Allied chain of command, structure in South and Southwest Pacific and inter-service rivalries 49–51 Areas, February 1943 – April Allied GHQ (Brisbane) 1944 21 command structure 58 US and Australian operations in different approaches to warfare of Southwest Pacific Area, 1943 90 two armies 59–60 US and New Zealand operations in inter-service tensions 59 South Pacific Area, 1943 91 US–Australian relations 58–61 see also names of operations e.g. Allied Intelligence Bureau 146, 154 Operation Cartwheel Allied Land Forces 56 Allied strategy Allied maritime supply lines for 1943 51 major trunk route 151–2 Casablanca conference 29, 30–1, significance and threats to 143–4 51 Southwest Pacific 119 concurrence with Australian war Western branch of main supply line effort 39 152 decision-making bodies 26–7 Allied naval operations lack of Australian influence on convoys on major trunk route 26–7, 32–3 151–2 Pacific Military Conference 214–21 Operation Accountant 152 Pacific reduced to fifth on list of Operation Dexterity 157 priorities 30–1 Operation Director 157–8 renewed emphasis on Pacific 32, 35 Operation Lilliput 151–2, 153 Trident conference 32, 35 in the Solomons 156–7 US naval strategy in South Pacific special operations 154–5 during 1943 97–100 submarine attacks on Japanese American–British–Dutch–Australian merchant shipping 151 (ADBA) Command 46 see also amphibious operations amphibious craft and shipping 17, Allied naval situation 148, 181, 182 assignment of resources 143 amphibious operations developments in materiel 147–50 landing at Arawe 157 finding safe routes for ships 148 landing at Lae 205, 211, 213, 216, firepower situation 150 217, 218 indivisibility of war at sea 143, 145 landing at Nassau Bay on 29 June intelligence sharing 145–7 153–4 numbering of fleets 144 landings at Kiriwina and Woodlark strategic and organisational changes Islands 153 143–7 landings for Finschhafen operation threat of Indian Ocean raiders 155–6, 234 145 motor transport 182–3 threats to Allied shipping 145 opposed landings for capture of Lae Allied Navy Forces 56 155 see also Royal Australian Navy amphibious warfare (RAN); US Navy contemporary relevance of lessons Allied operations from 1943 10–12 division of Pacific into two separate logistics 181–4 commands 49 need for naval beach party 183 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-03799-1 - Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea Edited by Peter J. Dean Index More information INDEX 295 Ship-to-Objective Manoeuvre B-24 Liberator bombers 124, 139, (STOM) 10, 17 223 ship-to-shore capability 182 B-25 Mitchell bombers 102, 125, 126, technological innovations and 216 changes in doctrine 10–11 Band, Lieutenant-Commander John training 148 156 Angus, Sergeant M. R. 63 Barbey,ViceAdmiralDanielE.57, ANZUS alliance 11 100, 104, 105 ‘Ark Royal’ series 174 amphibious operations expertise Army, Australian see Australian Army 102 Army, Japanese see Japanese Army on inter-service rivalry at Brisbane Army, US see US Army HQ 57, 59 Arthur, Wing Commander Wilfred on nighttime landings 104–5 ‘Woof’ 125, 130, 135 planning for landing of 9th Division artillery at Lae 216, 217 3-inch mortars 246, 255 presenting Legion of Merit 3.7-inch howitzers 199 decoration to Van Zandt 103 25-pounder guns 192, 199–201, relationship with Herring 260, 266, 210, 246, 255, 263, 268, 273, 269 277 relationships with Australian 75-mm guns 199 counterparts and subordinates 60 155-mm guns 199 on speed of planning, preparations challenges of terrain 199–201 and operations 107–8 in Wau–Salamaua campaign Bathurst Class corvettes 147 199–201 Battle of the Atlantic 151–2 Atkinson, Lieutenant G. H. 285–7 Battle of Bismark Sea 48, 70, 123, Australia, threat of Japanese invasion 127, 125–8, 193 35–6 Battle of the Coral Sea 26, 46 Australia–US alliance Battle of El Alamein 220 basing of SWPA in Australia 26 battle honours 5 need for 1 Battle of Kolombangara 154 Australian Army Battle of Midway 26, 46 organisational structure 5 Battle of Tassafaronga 142 structure 33 Beachheads battle 230 see also individual units, e.g.
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