| 词条 | Operations Reckless and Persecution |
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Operations Reckless and Persecution were the Allied amphibious landings at Hollandia[1] and Aitape, respectively, which commenced the Western New Guinea campaign. Both operations commenced on 22 April 1944. In Operation Reckless the U.S. 24th and the 41st Infantry Divisions—under Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger—landed at Tanahmerah and Humboldt bays near Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea (later known as Jayapura, Indonesia). In Operation Persecution, the 163rd Regimental Combat Team—detached from the U.S. 41st Infantry Division—and the No. 62 Works Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) simultaneously landed at Aitape, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea (later Papua New Guinea) about {{convert|140|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of Hollandia. References1. ^{{cite video | year =1944 | title =Video: Allied Drive On In Italy--Planes Smash Foe In Air Etc. (1944) | url =https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.39010 | publisher =Universal Newsreel | accessdate =February 21, 2012}}
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