Battle of Sansapor
1944 battle of WW2's Pacific Theater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Battle of Sansapor?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Battle of Sansapor (Operation Globetrotter) was an amphibious landing and subsequent operations around Sansapor, Dutch New Guinea on the Vogelkop Peninsula during World War II.[2]
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of Sansapor | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of World War II, Pacific War | |||||||
Columns of troop-packed landing craft en route for the invasion of Sansapor. | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Franklin C. Sibert William Fechteler Russell S. Berkey | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Task Force 78 | 35th Division | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 killed 35 wounded[1] |
385 killed 215 captured[1] |
Close