<sod>The '''Landing at Jacquinot Bay''' was an [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious landing]] at [[Jacquinot Bay]] during the [[New Britain Campaign]] of [[World War II]] which took place on 4 November 1944. The landing was undertaken as part of a change in responsibility for Allied operations on New Britain with the Australian [[5th Division (Australia)|5th Division]], under Major General [[Alan Ramsay]] taking over from the US [[40th Infantry Division (United States)|40th Infantry Division]], which was needed for operations in the [[Philippines Campaign (1944-45)|Philippines]]. The purpose of the operation was to establish a logistics base at Jacquinot Bay to support operations near the major Japanese base at [[Rabaul]]. <eod>
<sod>The '''Landing at Jacquinot Bay''' was an [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious landing]] at [[Jacquinot Bay]] during the [[New Britain Campaign]] of [[World War II]] which took place on 4 November 1944. The landing was undertaken as part of a change in responsibility for Allied operations on New Britain with the Australian [[5th Division (Australia)|5th Division]], under Major General [[Alan Ramsay]] taking over from the US [[40th Infantry Division (United States)|40th Infantry Division]], which was needed for operations in the [[Philippines Campaign (1944-45)|Philippines]]. The purpose of the operation was to establish a logistics base at Jacquinot Bay to support operations near the major Japanese base at [[Rabaul]].<eod>