This is a list of wars involving Papua New Guinea, German New Guinea or Territory of New Guinea.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Casualties |
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Battle of Bita Paka (11 September 1914) | Germany | Australia | Defeat | 30 Melanese police killed, 10 wounded
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Australian occupation of German New Guinea (September–November 1914) | Germany | Australia | Defeat | 85 killed and 15 wounded
|
New Guinea Campaign (1942–1945) | Australia | Imperial Japan | Victory | 42,000 total
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Coconut War (August–September 1980) |
Vanuatu Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands |
Nagriamel rebels | Victory | ?
|
Bougainville Civil War (1988–1998) |
Papua New Guinea
Supported by: |
Bougainville Interim Government (BIG)
Supported by: |
|
300+ PNGDF soldiers killed
Several thousand wounded |