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Australian occupation of German New Guinea order of battle

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This is an order of battle listing the Australian and German Empire forces during the Australian occupation of German New Guinea between September and November 1914.

Australian forces

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Vice Admiral George Patey

Landing forces

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Colonel William Holmes

German Empire forces

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Rittmeister Carl von Klewitz
Lt. Robert von Blumenthal

  • Polizeitruppe

References

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  • MacKenzie, Seaforth (1941). The Australians at Rabaul: The Capture and Administration of the German Possessions in the South Pacific. Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, Volume X. (Tenth ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 494426919.