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    Rabaul (/rɑːˈbaʊl/) is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. It lies about 600 kilometres to the...
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    The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain...
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    The neutralisation of Rabaul was an Allied campaign to render useless the Imperial Japanese base at Rabaul in eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Japanese...
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    The Rabaul caldera, or Rabaul Volcano, is a large volcano on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, and derives its name...
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  • island of New Pomerania (now New Britain) Battle of Rabaul (1942) Bombing of Rabaul (1942) Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943) New Britain campaign (1943–45)...
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    Rabaul Airport, also called Tokua Airport, (IATA: RAB, ICAO: AYTK) is an airport serving Kokopo and Rabaul, the current and former capitals of East New...
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    1941 to 1945 during World War II when Japanese forces captured the city of Rabaul. The island of New Guinea was divided by two countries, the Netherlands...
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  • The Rabaul Strike of 1929 was the first ever industrial strike in Papua New Guinea. The strike began on January 2, 1929 in the township of Rabaul, then...
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    Cartwheel was an operation aimed at neutralising the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South...
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    capture by the Japanese of the city of Rabaul at the northeastern tip of New Britain in January 1942. Rabaul overlooks Simpson Harbour, a considerable...
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