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The Battle of the Hongorai River took place during the Second World War and involved Australian, New Zealand and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific theatre, the battle was fought in the southern sector of Bougainville Island. Coming after the Battle of Slater's Knoll in which a strong Japanese counterattack was defeated, the battle occurred in two distinct periods between 17 April and 22 May 1945, as elements of the Australian 15th Brigade advanced south along the Buin Road.

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  • The Battle of the Hongorai River took place during the Second World War and involved Australian, New Zealand and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific theatre, the battle was fought in the southern sector of Bougainville Island. Coming after the Battle of Slater's Knoll in which a strong Japanese counterattack was defeated, the battle occurred in two distinct periods between 17 April and 22 May 1945, as elements of the Australian 15th Brigade advanced south along the Buin Road. The initial phase saw the Australians advance towards the Hongorai River. Following the end of the early fighting, the Australian advance towards the main Japanese concentration at Buin continued as they struck out towards the Hari and Mivo Rivers. This continued until torrential rain and flooding brought the advance to a halt short of the objective, washing away many bridges and roads upon which the Australians relied for supplies. As the Australian advance stalled, the Japanese began harassing the Australian line of communications, and as the rain stopped and the flooding subsided in late-July and into August, the Australians began making preparations to resume the advance towards Buin again. Ultimately, though, the war came to an end before the final Australian advance began, bringing the campaign to an end. (en)
  • Битва на реке Хонгорай произошла во время Второй мировой войны между австралийскими, новозеландскими и японскими войсками. В рамках более широкой Бугенвильской кампании на Тихоокеанском театре военных действий сражение велось в южном секторе острова Бугенвиль. После битвы у холма Слейтера, в которой была разгромлена мощная контратака японцев, сражение произошло в два отчетливых периода между 17 апреля и 22 мая 1945 года, когда части австралийской 15-й бригады продвигались на юг вдоль дороги Буин. На начальном этапе австралийцы продвигались к реке Хонгорай. После окончания первых боев наступление австралийцев на главную японскую концентрацию в Буине продолжалось, когда они ударили в направлении рек Хари и Миво. Это продолжалось до тех пор, пока проливные дожди и наводнения не остановили наступление вблизи цели, смыв множество мостов и дорог, на которые австралийцы полагались в качестве снабжения. Когда наступление австралийцев застопорилось, японцы начали беспокоить австралийскую линию коммуникаций, а когда дождь прекратился и наводнения прекратились в конце июля и в августе, австралийцы начали готовиться к возобновлению наступления на Буин. В конечном счете, однако, война подошла к концу ещё до того, как началось окончательное наступление Австралии, положив конец кампании. (ru)
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  • 38 killed, 159 wounded
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  • Australian engineers move up the escarpment south of the Hongorai River in May 1945. Engineers played a vital part in the Australian advance. (en)
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  • ~275 killed (en)
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  • Tsutomu Akinaga (en)
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  • One understrength divisionref|Tanaka indicates that the force opposing the Australians during this phase of the campaign was approximately 2,700 men from three infantry regiments, two artillery regiments, and various support units including engineers, signals, transport, and medical units.|group=Note (en)
  • One infantry brigade, plus two troops of tanks and artillery, engineer and air support (en)
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  • The Battle of the Hongorai River took place during the Second World War and involved Australian, New Zealand and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific theatre, the battle was fought in the southern sector of Bougainville Island. Coming after the Battle of Slater's Knoll in which a strong Japanese counterattack was defeated, the battle occurred in two distinct periods between 17 April and 22 May 1945, as elements of the Australian 15th Brigade advanced south along the Buin Road. (en)
  • Битва на реке Хонгорай произошла во время Второй мировой войны между австралийскими, новозеландскими и японскими войсками. В рамках более широкой Бугенвильской кампании на Тихоокеанском театре военных действий сражение велось в южном секторе острова Бугенвиль. После битвы у холма Слейтера, в которой была разгромлена мощная контратака японцев, сражение произошло в два отчетливых периода между 17 апреля и 22 мая 1945 года, когда части австралийской 15-й бригады продвигались на юг вдоль дороги Буин. (ru)
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  • Battle of the Hongorai River (en)
  • Сражение на реке Хонгорай (ru)
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