 Complete the following phrase:  In early 1943, the Australian Army started offensive actions to recapture Lae and Salamaua from the entrenched Japanese. This culminated in the capture of Lae, held by the 7th Division in early September 1943, from a successful combined amphibious landing and airborne offensive. The seaborne assault was notable as it was the first largescale amphibious operation since Gallipoli. Subsequently, Salamaua was taken days later on 11 September 1943, by a separate joint AustraliaUS attack. The Battle of Lae was additionally part of the wider Huon Peninsula campaign September 1943  January 1944. Following Laes capture, the Battle of Finschhafen commenced with a relatively swift control of objectives, with subsequent Japanese counterattacks beaten off. On 17 November 1943, a major offensive that began with the Battle of Sattelberg, continued with the Battle of Wareo, and concluded with the 