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  2. Bougainville campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Bougainville campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan, named after the island of Bougainville, one of the Solomon Islands. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied grand strategy in the South Pacific.

  3. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 1–2 November 1943 – also known as the Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle off Bougainville Island (ブーゲンビル島沖海戦) – was a naval battle fought at night in Empress Augusta Bay near Bougainville Island. The naval battle was a result ...

  4. Bougainville counterattack - Wikipedia

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    The Bougainville counterattack, also known as the Second Battle of Torokina, [3] was an unsuccessful Japanese offensive against the Allied base at Cape Torokina on Bougainville Island during the Pacific Theater of World War II.

  5. Invasion of Buka and Bougainville - Wikipedia

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    After the occupation of Buka and Bougainville, the Japanese began constructing airfields across the island. [1] The main airfields were on Buka Island, on the nearby Bonis Peninsula, and at Kahili and Kieta, [1] while naval bases were also constructed at Buin in the south and on the nearby Shortland Islands. [2]

  6. Battle for Piva Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island.The battle took place on 8–9 November 1943 during the Bougainville campaign of the Pacific War in the days following the US landings at Cape Torokina earlier in the month.

  7. Battle of Porton Plantation - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Porton Plantation (8–10 June 1945) took place near the village of Soraken on Bougainville Island, in the Solomon Islands archipelago during World War II. Involving forces from Australia, New Zealand and Japan, the battle was part of the wider Bougainville campaign , which had begun in late 1943 and lasted until the end of the ...

  8. Battle of the Coconut Grove - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Coconut Grove was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island during the Pacific War.The battle took place on 13–14 November 1943 during the Bougainville campaign, coming in the wake of a successful landing around Cape Torokina at the start of November, as part of the advance towards Rabaul as part of Operation Cartwheel.

  9. Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A - Wikipedia

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    While the main Japanese force established itself around Buin in the south of the island with the intention of securing food sources, [20] shortly after the fighting around Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A the Marines on Bougainville were relieved by soldiers from the US XIV Corps, which—consisting of only two divisions, the 37th and Americal ...