Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An yi yaƙin ruwan na Bismarck Sea a watan Maris na 1943 a kan yunƙurin Jafananci don ƙarfafa Lae tare da sojojin da aka aiko ta teku daga Rabaul, yunƙurin da aka hana ta ci gaba da kai hare-haren Allied a kan jigilar sojojin Japan. A tsakiyar 1943, bayan shan kashi a cikin
Yaƙin Kokoda Track, Yaƙin Buna<unk>Gona da Yaƙin Wau, Jafananci sun koma Lae da Salamaua. Koyaya, yaƙin Salamaua<unk>Lae ya ƙunshi makonni da yawa na faɗace-faɗace, kafin garin ya faɗi ga Allies a ranar 16 ga Satumba.