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The Battle of Bita Paka (11 September 1914) was fought south of Kabakaul, on the island of New Britain, and was a part of the invasion and subsequent occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Similar to New Zealand's operation against German Samoa in August, the main target of the operation was a strategically important wireless station—one of several used by the German East Asiatic Squadron—which the Australians believed to be located in the area. The powerful German naval fleet threatened British interests and its elimination was an early priority of the British and Australian governments during the war.

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  • Battle of Bita Paka (en)
  • Gefecht bei Bita Paka (de)
  • Bataille de Bita Paka (fr)
  • Battaglia di Bita Paka (it)
  • Битва при Бите Паке (ru)
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  • Das Gefecht von Biti Paka fand am 11. September 1914 statt. Es markierte den Eintritt Australiens in den Ersten Weltkrieg und trug zur Kapitulation der Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea bei. Das Zentrum des Gefechts war eine deutsche Funkstation nahe der Stadt Rabaul auf der Insel Neubritannien (damals „Neupommern“). Die Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) kämpfte gegen die dort stationierten, von melanesischen Kräften unterstützten deutschen Truppen. Nach eintägigem Widerstand kapitulierten die Deutschen oder flohen nach Toma im Landesinneren. Für die deutsche Seite ließen circa dreißig Melanesier und ein Deutscher ihr Leben; die AN&MEF verlor sieben Soldaten. (de)
  • The Battle of Bita Paka (11 September 1914) was fought south of Kabakaul, on the island of New Britain, and was a part of the invasion and subsequent occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Similar to New Zealand's operation against German Samoa in August, the main target of the operation was a strategically important wireless station—one of several used by the German East Asiatic Squadron—which the Australians believed to be located in the area. The powerful German naval fleet threatened British interests and its elimination was an early priority of the British and Australian governments during the war. (en)
  • La bataille de Bita Paka se déroula au sud de Kabakaul le 11 septembre 1914, sur l’île de Nouvelle-Poméranie (aujourd’hui Nouvelle-Bretagne) ; elle faisait partie de l’invasion suivie de l’occupation de la Nouvelle-Guinée allemande par la Force expéditionnaire terrestre et navale australienne (AN&MEF) peu après le début de la Première Guerre mondiale. Tout comme l’opération menée par la Nouvelle-Zélande contre les Samoa allemandes en août, la principale cible de l’opération était une station radio stratégiquement importante - l’une des nombreuses qu’utilisait l'escadre allemande d'Extrême-Orient - que les Australiens croyaient située dans la région. La puissante flotte navale allemande menaçait les intérêts britanniques et son élimination fut pendant la guerre une priorité pour les gouvern (fr)
  • La battaglia di Bita Paka venne combattuta l'11 settembre 1914 a sud di , sull'isola della Nuova Britannia, nell'ambito dell'invasione e della conseguente occupazione della Nuova Guinea tedesca da parte dell'Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) poco dopo lo scoppio della prima guerra mondiale. Similarmente alle operazioni neozelandesi contro le Samoa tedesche nell'agosto dello stesso anno, il principale obiettivo dell'azione fu una stazione radio strategicamente importante utilizzata dallo Squadrone dell'Asia orientale e che gli australiani credevano localizzata nell'area. La potente marina militare germanica minacciava gli interessi britannici e la sua eliminazione era la principale priorità dei governi britannico e australiano durante la guerra. (it)
  • Битва при Бите Паке (англ. The Battle of Bita Paka) — сражение, произошедшее 11 сентября 1914 года в нескольких километрах к югу от деревни Кабакаул на острове Новая Британия в ходе вторжения австралийского военно—морского и пехотного экспедиционного корпуса в Германскую Новую Гвинею в начале Первой мировой войны, окончившегося её оккупацией. Основной целью операции, как и при вторжении новозеландских войск в Германское Самоа в августе, являлся захват стратегически важной радиостанции, влияние которой, по мнению австралийцев, распространялась и на корабли германской восточно-азиатской крейсерской эскадры. Мощный германский ВМФ представлял существенную угрозу интересам Британской империи. Главной задачей британского и австралийского правительств в годы войны было сведение к минимуму мощи фл (ru)
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  • Battle of Bita Paka (en)
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