Finschhafen District

Finschhafen is a district on the north-east coast of the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea.Evangelical Lutheran missionaries, organized by Johann Flierl, settled near the town, establishing a Mission station at Simbang, and later at Sattelberg, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) away.During the Second World War Finschhafen was fought over by Japan and Australia, along with the United States.Many of the original houses were destroyed during the war, and the city was re-developed somewhat further away, in the proximity of the military airport built by the Japanese.The US World War II base is usually written as "Finschafen" and occasionally "Finschaven" is also used.
Papua New GuineaProvinceFinschhafenTime zoneUTC+10Morobe provinceGermanOtto FinschGerman New GuineaLutheranJohann FlierlMalariaRabaulSecond World WarAustraliaUnited StatesDaniel E. BarbeyNew Guinea campaignsUS ArmyDistrictsBulolo DistrictMumeng RuralWaria RuralWatut RuralWau/Bulolo UrbanWau RuralBuang RuralHube RuralKotte RuralFinschhafen UrbanYabim-Mape RuralBurum-Kwat RuralHuon DistrictMorobe RuralSalamaua RuralWampar RuralKabwum DistrictDeyamos RuralKomba RuralSelepet RuralYus RuralLae DistrictAhi RuralLae UrbanMarkham DistrictOnga/Waffa RuralUmi-Atzero RuralWantoat/Leron RuralMenyamya DistrictKapao RuralKome RuralNanima Kariba RuralWapi RuralNawae DistrictLabuta RuralNabak RuralWain-Erap RuralTawae-Siassi DistrictSialum RuralSiassi RuralWasu Rural