Landing at Saidor order of battle
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This is the order of battle
of Allied and Japanese forces during the Landing at Saidor
in 1944.
The following were attached to the Task Force:
The following were later assigned:
Order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...
of Allied and Japanese forces during the Landing at Saidor
Landing at Saidor
The Landing at Saidor was an Allied amphibious landing at Saidor, Papua New Guinea on 2 January 1944 as part of Operation Dexterity during World War II. In Allied hands, Saidor was a stepping stone towards Madang, the ultimate objective of General Douglas MacArthur's Huon Peninsula campaign...
in 1944.
Allied forces
The Allied Task Force MICHAELMAS consisted of:- 126th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
- 126th Infantry Regiment
- 120th Field Artillery Battalion
- Company A, 114th Engineer Battalion
- Company C and 1st Platoon of Company B, 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
- Company A and a platoon of Company D, 107th Medical Battalion
- Detachment of 32nd Quartermaster Company
- Detachment of 732nd Ordnance Company
- Detachment of Military Police Platoon, 32nd Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 191st Field Artillery Group
- Batteries B and D, 209th Coast Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, and Batteries A and D, 743rd Coast Artillery Battalion (Gun) (Anti Aircraft)
- Detachment, 8th Engineer Survey Squadron
- Shore Battalion, 542nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment
- Company B, 542nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment
- Detachment, 93rd Chemical Composite Company
- 5th Portable Surgical Hospital
- 23rd Field Hospital
- One section of Company C, 543rd Quartermaster Service Battalion
- One section of 2nd Platoon, 601st Graves Registration Company
- Detachment, 32nd Signal Company
- Company C, 262nd Medical Supply Battalion
- Detachment, Australian New Guinea Administrative UnitAustralian New Guinea Administrative UnitThe Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit was a civil administration of Territory of Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea formed on 21 March 1942 during World War II...
(Australian Army) - 2nd Combat Assignment Unit (Photo)
- 121st Field Artillery Battalion
- 27th Medical Supply Platoon (Aviation)
- Company C (collecting), 135th Medical Regiment
- 1st Platoon, 670th Clearing Company
- 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- Battery A, less one platoon, 236th Anti Aircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion
- 3rd Platoon, 453rd Engineer Depot Company
- 21st Ordnance Company, plus attachments
- Detachment of Company A, 60th Signal Battalion
- 863rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
- One platoon of 189th Gasoline Supply Company
- 5th Malaria Survey Unit,
- 15th Malaria Control Unit
The following were attached to the Task Force:
- 10th Air Liaison Party (USAAF)
- Naval Beach party (USN)
- Detachment, 15th Weather Squadron (USAAF)
- Detachment, 21st Fighter Sub Sector (USAAF)
- Assault Echelon, Company B, 583rd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion (USAAF)
- Radar Repair Team, B-12 (USAAF)
The following were later assigned:
- 860th Engineer Aviation Battalion (less Companies B and C and HQ and Survey Company)
- 1st and 3rd Battalion Combat Teams, 128th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
- 18th Portable Surgical Hospital,
Japanese forces
The Japanese forces engaged in the area consisted of:- 20th Division20th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .-History:The 20th Division and the 19th Division were raised on 24 December 1915 as a garrison force for Korea. After Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War, and subsequent occupation, and then annexation of Korea,...
- 79th Infantry Regiment79th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)The 79th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division. The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II, the regiment was in New Guinea,...
- 80th Infantry Regiment80th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)The 80th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division. The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II, the regiment was in New Guinea,...
- 20th Engineer Regiment
- 20th Transport Regiment
- 26th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd and 3rd Battalions)
- Field Hospital
- 79th Infantry Regiment
- 51st Division51st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)The 51st Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Utsunomiya, Tochigi, and was assigned to the Eastern District Army. Under the command of Lieutenant General Kenichiro Ueno, upon formation the division's infantry group consisted of three...
- 61st Infantry Regiment
- 85th Convoy Group (Naval)
- 5th Shipping Engineer Regiment
- 8th Shipping Engineer Regiment
- 33rd Engineer Regiment
- Independent Mortar battalion
- 41st Division41st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)The 41st Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was formed on 2 October 1939, under the command of Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe...
- 238th Infantry Regiment238th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)The 238th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 41st Division. The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II, the regiment was in New Guinea, as part of the Japanese...
- 238th Infantry Regiment