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Operation Cartwheel
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Operation Cartwheel
Operation Cartwheel
(1943–1944) was a major
military strategy
for the
Allies
in the
Pacific theater
of
World War II
. Cartwheel was a twin-axis of advance operation, aimed at militarily neutralizing the major
Japan
ese base at
Rabaul
. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the
South West Pacific Area
(SWPA)—General
Douglas MacArthur
—whose forces advanced along the northeast coast of
New Guinea
and occupied nearby islands. Allied forces from the
Pacific Ocean Areas
command—under Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz
—advanced through the
Solomon Islands
toward
Bougainville
. The Allied forces involved were from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the US and various
Pacific Islands
.
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