Battle of Milne Bay

The Battle of Milne Bay was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian military base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea on 25 August, 1942, and fighting continued until the Japanese retreated on 5 September, 1942. The battle was the first in the Pacific campaign in which Allied troops defeated Japanese land forces and, significantly, forced them to withdraw.
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