Buuxi weedha soo socota: Rabaul waa magaalo ku taalla Bariga New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Ciidamada Japan ayaa ka degay Rabaul 23-kii Febraayo 1942, iyagoo qabsaday bishii Febraayo ee sanadkaas. Dhulkii hore ee Australia waxaa loo badalay saldhig weyn oo ciidamada badda iyo kuwa cirka ee Japan. Ciidamada Japan ayaa aad ugu tiirsanaa, waxayna u adeegsadeen inay ka soo bilaabaan ciidamada Japan ee ku sii jeeda New Guinea iyo Guadalcanal. Guud ahaan
Ololaha Solomons, oo lagu baabi'inayo Rabaul ayaa noqday ujeedada koowaad ee dadaalka Allied ee Solomons.