Salamaua (German: Samoahafen) was a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea, in Salamaua Rural LLG, Morobe province. The settlement was built on a …

The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian and United States forces sought to capture two major Japanese bases, one in …

The invasion of Salamaua–Lae (8–13 March 1942), called Operation SR by the Japanese, was an operation by Imperial Japanese forces to occupy the Salamaua – Lae area in the Territory of …

The Salamaua campaign was designed to screen the preparations for the Lae offensive and to act as a magnet to draw reinforcements from Lae to Salamaua. The capture of Lae, the centre of …

Salamaua entered a new era of the social well-to-do. It had the best beaches along the coast unspoiled by the mud of the Markham River. Blue waters lapped the shore and there were …

Salamaua's planes began blasting enemy positions at Lingayen Gulf and providing air cover for the approaching Allied ships on January 6th. On the 9th, they provided air cover for the troops …

Aug 25, 2017 · My recent trip to beautiful and historical Salamaua, Morobe, the capital of New Guinea ahead of Lae and Rabaul before being destroyed by WWII, brings back so many …

Other articles where Salamaua is discussed: World War II: The Southwest and South Pacific, June–October 1943: …New Guinea toward Lae and Salamaua, while other Australian forces …

At the beginning of the Second World War, Salamaua was the administrative centre for the New Guinea district of Morobe. Built on a small isthmus on the shores of Huon Gulf it was also the …

Salamaua was a staging post for attacks on Port Moresby, such as the 'Campaign for the Kokoda Track', and a forward operating base for Japanese air power. When the attacks failed, the …