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The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War. Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers. Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the PIB served in many of the Allied campaigns in New Guinea; however, due to the nature of its role its sub-units mainly operated separately, attached to larger Australian and US Army units and formations. Slow in forming, the first members of the PIB were not officially posted in until March 1941. By 1942 it consisted of only three companies, all of which were under-strength and poorly equipped. It was s

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  • The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War. Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers. Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the PIB served in many of the Allied campaigns in New Guinea; however, due to the nature of its role its sub-units mainly operated separately, attached to larger Australian and US Army units and formations. Slow in forming, the first members of the PIB were not officially posted in until March 1941. By 1942 it consisted of only three companies, all of which were under-strength and poorly equipped. It was subsequently employed on scouting, reconnaissance and surveillance patrols against the Japanese, where the natural bushcraft of its native soldiers could be used to their advantage. The PIB was sent forward in June 1942 to patrol the northern coast of Papua and was dispersed over a wide area. These small parties were the first to make contact with the Imperial Japanese forces upon their landing in Papua, before participating in the Kokoda Track campaign. As part of Maroubra Force, the PIB fought alongside the Australian 39th Battalion at Kokoda, Deniki, and Isurava as the Japanese forced them back along the Kokoda track, but was withdrawn before the campaign finally turned in favour of the Australians. Following the recapture of the northern beachheads of Buna, Gona and Sanananda, the Allies moved onto the offensive in New Guinea. The PIB took part in the advance to Salamaua in 1943, before fighting along the Markham, Ramu, and Sepik rivers during the Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign, and on the Huon peninsula, assisting in the capture of Finschhafen and Sattelberg, and pursuing the Japanese as they retreated along the northern coastline towards Saidor in 1943–1944. The battalion was temporarily withdrawn from operations to reorganise in 1944, and together with several New Guinea Infantry Battalions (NGIBs) that were subsequently raised by the Australian Army, the PIB was formed into the Pacific Islands Regiment (PIR) in November 1944. In 1945, it was deployed to Bougainville where the battalion's companies were spread across the fronts from Bonis to Buin during the final months of the war. Such was their effectiveness that the Japanese referred to the PIB as "Green Shadows" due to their ability to fade into and appear from the jungle unexpectedly, with its soldiers becoming noted for their ferocity and tenacity. After the end of the war the battalion was used to guard Japanese prisoners of war, before being disbanded in August 1946. In 1951, the PIR was reformed, drawing its lineage from the PIB and NGIBs. (en)
  • Папуасский пехотный батальон (англ. Papuan Infantry Battalion, PIB) — туземное пехотное подразделение, действовавшее в составе Австралийской армии с 1940 по 1946 год. Формирование батальона преимущественно из папуасов для защиты территории Новой Гвинеи от возможного вторжения японцев началось в первые месяцы 1940 года в Порт-Морсби. Должности офицеров и младших командиров занимали австралийцы. Формирование проходило медленно, и первые официальные назначения состоялись лишь в марте 1941 года. К началу 1942 года в батальоне насчитывалось всего три неполных и плохо вооруженных роты. Эти подразделения использовались, в основном для дозорной и разведывательной службы. Как правило, папуасские подразделения порознь придавались американским и австралийским частям. После начала войны на Тихом океане батальон участвовал во многих операциях союзников в Новой Гвинее. В июне 1942 года его личный состав мелкими группами патрулировал северное побережье Новой Гвинеи, и именно его бойцы первыми вступили в соприкосновение с подразделениями японцев, высадившимися в Папуа. Вместе с 39-м австралийским батальоном папуасы участвовали в боях при Кокода, Деники и Исурава, отступая под натиском противника вдоль тропы Кокода. После того, как союзники захватили плацдармы Буна, Гона и Санананда на северном побережье и перешли в наступление, папуасский батальон принимал участие в наступлении на Саламауа, в боях в долине Раму и на хребте Финистерре (действуя вдоль рек Маркхэм, Раму и Сепик), а также в боевых действиях на полуострове Хуон (в захвате Финшхафена и Саттельберга, а также в преследовании отступающего противника вдоль северного побережья в направлении Саидора. В 1944 году батальон был отозван в тыл для реорганизации и вместе с несколькими новогвинейскими пехотными батальонами в ноябре 1944 года составил Полк тихоокеанских островов (англ. Pacific Islands Regiment, PIR). В 1945 году батальон передислоцировался в Бугенвиль, где в последние месяцы войны его роты порознь действовали на разных фронтах от Бониса до Буина. По окончании войны батальону была поручена охрана военнопленных, чем он и занимался до самого роспуска в августе 1946 года. (ru)
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  • South West Pacific 1942–45, Kokoda Trail, Kokoda-Deniki, Nassau Bay, Tambu Bay, Finschhafen, Scarlet Beach, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Sio-Sepik River, Kaboibus-Kiarivu and Bonis-Porton
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  • "Green Shadows" (en)
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  • The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War. Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers. Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the PIB served in many of the Allied campaigns in New Guinea; however, due to the nature of its role its sub-units mainly operated separately, attached to larger Australian and US Army units and formations. Slow in forming, the first members of the PIB were not officially posted in until March 1941. By 1942 it consisted of only three companies, all of which were under-strength and poorly equipped. It was s (en)
  • Папуасский пехотный батальон (англ. Papuan Infantry Battalion, PIB) — туземное пехотное подразделение, действовавшее в составе Австралийской армии с 1940 по 1946 год. Формирование батальона преимущественно из папуасов для защиты территории Новой Гвинеи от возможного вторжения японцев началось в первые месяцы 1940 года в Порт-Морсби. Должности офицеров и младших командиров занимали австралийцы. Формирование проходило медленно, и первые официальные назначения состоялись лишь в марте 1941 года. К началу 1942 года в батальоне насчитывалось всего три неполных и плохо вооруженных роты. Эти подразделения использовались, в основном для дозорной и разведывательной службы. Как правило, папуасские подразделения порознь придавались американским и австралийским частям. (ru)
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