Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - 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 ci nasara ta hanyar ci gaba da kai hare-haren Allied akan jigilar sojojin Japan. A tsakiyar shekara ta 1943, bayan da aka ci nasara a yaƙin Kokoda Track
A lokacin yakin Bunagona da yakin Wau, Jafananci sun koma Lae da Salamaua. Koyaya, yakin Salamaua<unk>Lae ya ƙunshi makonni da yawa na faɗace-faɗace, kafin garin ya faɗi ga Allies a ranar 16 ga Satumba.