Bismarck Archipelago/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Frderated States of Melanesia [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Operation CARTWHEEL [r]: 1943-1944 air campaign, by the U.S., against a Japanese base at Rabaul in the Bismarck Archipelago in World War II, to neutralize it without the need for amphibious warfare (i.e., island hopping) ^[e]
• Operation HAILSTONE [r]: February 1944 raid on the Japanese base at Truk (now Chuuk in the Federated States of Melanesia), destroying a major fleet base by air and sea attack, but no landing or attempt to capture; an example of island hopping ^[e]