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FORTRESS RABAUL: THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, JANUARY 1942-APRIL 1943

机译:拉堡堡垒:1942年1月至1943年4月,西南太平洋之战

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Lying thousands of miles from the more famous battles of the central Pacific, the predominately aerial Battle for Rabaul has often been overlooked by war historians. However, the strategic importance of this former German colonial town, located on the northern end of New Britain in modern Papua New Guinea (PNG), was paramount to Japanese war plans. Rabaul was selected by Japans Imperial General Headquarters to serve as the strategic heart of the southwest Pacific, securing the southern flank of Truk Lagoon-the "Gibraltar of the Pacific"-from where the Japanese hoped to ambush and crush the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Truks importance as home base of much of Japans Pacific Fleet meant that Rabaul would need to be secured from the Australians and held at all costs. This strategic assessment led to the capture of New Britain through Operation R, January-February 1942, and the transformation of a tropical, coconut-exporting town into the "most heavily fortified stronghold south of the equator."
机译:距历史悠久的中太平洋战役数千英里之遥,以战争为中心的空中拉布拉尔战役常常被战争历史学家所忽视。然而,这个位于德国前殖民地小镇的战略重要性,位于现代巴布亚新几内亚(PNG)的新不列颠北部,对日本的战争计划至关重要。日本帝国总部选择拉包尔作为西南太平洋的战略要地,以确保特鲁克泻湖的南翼-“太平洋的直布罗陀”-日本人希望从那儿伏击并击溃美国太平洋舰队。作为日本太平洋舰队大部分地区的基地,对特鲁克斯的重视意味着,拉包尔将需要与澳大利亚人隔离,并不惜一切代价将其关押。这一战略评估导致通过1942年1月至2月的R行动夺取了新不列颠,并将一个热带椰子出口小镇转变为“赤道以南最坚固的要塞”。

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    《Military review》 |2015年第2期|137-138|共2页
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    Viktor M. Stoll;

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    U.S. Army, King's College, London, United Kingdom;

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