Allied occupation of German New Guinea

Australian occupation of German New Guinea
	Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
	; Australian Fleet entering Simpson Harbour in 1914.
Date	9 September – 21 October 1914
Location	German New Guinea
Result	Australian occupation successful
Belligerents
Australia; Japan	German Empire German New Guinea;
Commanders and leaders
William Holmes; George Patey	Carl von Klewitz; Robert von Blumenthal; Albert Hahl
Strength
2,000; 2 Japanese Naval detachments;	500
Casualties and losses
39 killed; 12 wounded	85 killed; 15 wounded

The Australian occupation of German New Guinea was the takeover of the Pacific colony of German New Guinea in September – November 1914 by an expeditionary force from Australia, called the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.

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