"Decisive Allied victory" . . . . "Battle of Wau"@en . "The Battle of Wau, 29\u201331 January 1943, was a battle in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Forces of the Empire of Japan sailed from Rabaul and crossed the Solomon Sea and, despite Allied air attacks, successfully reached Lae, where they disembarked. Japanese troops then advanced overland on Wau, an Australian base that potentially threatened the Japanese positions at Salamaua and Lae."@en . . . . . "1943-01-31Z"^^ . "3,000" . . "349 killed, wounded or missing" . "4,000" . .