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Landings at Cape Torokina

3 nov 1943 · 6.24° S, 155.03° E

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3 nov 1943
Tipo
Batalla
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6.24° S, 155.03° E
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1943 landing on the Solomon Islands
War
World War II

Landings at Cape Torokina

1943 landing on the Solomon Islands

The Landings at Cape Torokina, also known as Operation Cherryblossom, took place at the beginning of the Bougainville campaign in World War II. The amphibious landings were carried out by elements of the United States Marine Corps in November 1943 on Bougainville Island in the South Pacific, as part of Allied efforts to advance towards the main Japanese base around Rabaul under Operation Cartwheel.

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