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    The Battle of Slater's Knoll (28 March – 6 April 1945) was fought between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island during the Second World...
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  • involved in the Battle of Slater's Knoll in March–April 1945, the 61st Battalion was not awarded the battle honour of Slater's Knoll. According to Gordon...
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    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...
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    of Slater's Knoll, 28 March – 6 April 1945 Battle of the Hongorai River, 17 April – 22 May 1945 Battle of Porton Plantation, 8–10 June 1945 Battle of Ratsua...
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  • began Operation Grapeshot, the Spring offensive in Italy. The Battle of Slater's Knoll ended in decisive Australian victory on Bougainville Island. Japanese...
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  • Germany and the Independent State of Croatia (a fascist puppet state) by Yugoslav Partisans. The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concludes...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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  • Wiesbaden. The Battle of Slater's Knoll began between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island. Hitler sacked Heinz Guderian as Chief of the OKH...
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    been wounded during the fighting. During the 28 March – 6 April Battle of Slater's Knoll, the Japanese launched a strong counterattack during which several...
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  • Barara; and Slater's Knoll. In 1961, the battalion – although no longer on the Australian Army's order of battle – was entrusted with the battle honours awarded...
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    Reg Rattey (category Australian World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross)
    Japanese attack during the Battle of Slater's Knoll. After returning to Australia, Rattey was briefly hospitalised with a bout of malaria and then briefly...
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    Australian Army during World War II (category Military history of Australia during World War II)
    853 wounded. Another 5,558 were killed or died as prisoners of war (POWs), while non-battle casualties in operational areas were also significant and included...
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    Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans. 1945 – World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end. 1947 – The first Tony Awards are...
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    2/4th Armoured Regiment (Australia) (category Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Australian Army)
    played an important role in supporting the 3rd Division during the Battle of Slater's Knoll. The Regimental Headquarters and the 'A' Squadron Group were also...
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  • Richard Jefferies (businessman) (category Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order)
    Distinguished Service Order as a lieutenant following his involvement in the Battle of Buin Road on 19 March 1945. After his discharge from the army, Jefferies...
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    John Field (brigadier) (category Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
    end of the war including the battle of Pearl Ridge and battle of Slater's Knoll. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 21 February...
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    The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland...
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  • Tsutomu Akinaga (category Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II)
    towards Buin at the south end of Bougainville, with notable battles occurring at Slater's Knoll and along the Hongorai River. After surrendering, Akinaga...
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    The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 1–2 November 1943 – also known as the Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, and in Japanese sources as...
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    Hill Pearl Ridge Adele River Mawaraka Mosigetta Puriata River Darara Slater's Knoll Hongorai River Egan's Ridge–Hongorai Ford Commando Road Hari River Ogorata...
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    heavy fighting around Slater's Knoll in March and April 1945. The 11th Brigade, under Brigadier John Stevenson, then took control of both the central and...
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    The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island. The battle took place...
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    November the battle had subsided following the capture of a knoll overlooking the East–West Trail by US forces. This represented the last of the significant...
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    around Slater's Knoll and around the Hongorai River. In the northern sector of the island, in February 1945, Major General Kesao Kijima—commander of the...
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    The Battle of the Coconut Grove was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island during the Pacific...
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    The Battle of Porton Plantation (8–10 June 1945) took place near the village of Soraken on Bougainville Island, in the Solomon Islands archipelago during...
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    The Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A consisted of a series of engagements fought in mid-December 1943 on Bougainville between forces of the...
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  • The Next Generation. ILM supervisor John Knoll insisted that First Contact's space battle prove the breadth of Starfleet's ship configurations. "Starfleet...
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  • Damascus Palestine 1917–1918 Liberation of Australia New Guinea Hawain River Wewak Wirui Mission Slater's Knoll Hongorai River Egan's Ridge Hongorai Ford...
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  • Royal Queensland Regiment (category Infantry regiments of Australia)
    Artillery Hill, Pearl Ridge, Mawaraka, Mosigetta, Puriata River, Darara, Slater's Knoll, Hongorai River, Mivo Ford, Borneo, Balikpapan, Milford Highway. The...
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