Sattelberg (Papua New Guinea)

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Saddle Mountain
German: Sattelberg
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height 896  m
location New Britain
Coordinates 6 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  S , 147 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 6 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  S , 147 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
Sattelberg (Papua New Guinea) (Papua New Guinea)
Sattelberg (Papua New Guinea)

The Sattelberg ( English Saddle Mountain ) is a 896 m high mountain in Papua New Guinea , Morobe Province on the island of New Guinea northwest of Finschhafen , with an evangelical mission station.

From 1885 to 1914, the Sattelberg belonged to the German New Guinea colony . The German missionary Johann Flierl built a mission station for the Neuendettelsau Mission on the Sattelberg in 1892 . On the mighty mountain, almost always covered with clouds, a church reminds us that the evangelical missionary history of Papua New Guinea began on Sattelberg.

Australian troops begin the attack on the Japanese positions on Sattelberg

In 1914 German New Guinea was occupied by Australian troops and administered as a mandate of the League of Nations of Australia after the war . During the Second World War , the Sattelberg was the scene of violent military clashes between Japanese and Australian troops. Japan occupied the area around Finschhafen and the Sattelberg on March 10, 1942. In September 1943, the Australians began to recapture New Guinea. After the 9th Australian Division landed at Finschhafen on September 22, 1943, the main part of the Japanese garrison , 4,000 men, had withdrawn to the Sattelberg, which dominated Finschhafen and the surrounding area. On October 16, 1943, the Japanese launched a coordinated counterattack on land and at sea. The Australians received reinforcements at the end of October 1943 and were able to go on the offensive again on November 7, 1943. After a month of difficult fighting, the Australian army managed to take the Sattelberg on November 25, 1943.

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