Sanananda is a village on the coast of

Oro Province Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares l ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

History

Sanananda was occupied by the Imperial Japanese in 1942 during

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and became a heavily fortified defensive area. It was liberated by the

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and

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on 18 January 1943 during the Battle of Buna-Gona.

References

Pacific War Wrecks

Sanananda
Populated places in Oro Province {{OroProvince-geo-stub