 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwaSeptember 1943 mauto aitungamirirwa neAustralia akaedza kubata Lae. Musi wa 4 Gunyana 9th Division yakaita amphibious kumhara kumabvazuva kweguta ndokutanga kufambira mberi kumadokero. Zuva rakatevera racho, US 503rd Parachute Regiment yakaita kudonha kweparachute pasina kupikiswapaNadzab, kumadokero kweLae. Apo mauto airborne akachengetedza Nadzab Airfield, 7th Division yakabhururuka mukati uye yakatanga kufambira mberi kumabvazuva mumakwikwi ne 9th Division kutora Lae. Mujaho uyu wakakundwa ne7th Division, iyo yakatora guta musi wa15 Gunyana. Mauto eJapane paSalamaua neLae akarasikirwa zvikuru mukati meiyi nhimbe, asi akakwanisa kutizira kuchamhembe. 