Battle of Pearl Ridge

When

30 Dec 1944 – 31 Dec 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

6.24° S, 155.38° E

Description

1944 Part of the Bougainville campaign in World War II

War

World War II

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Bougainville campaign in World War II

The Battle of Pearl Ridge was an engagement of the Second World War fought between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign, the battle took place in the central sector of the island, shortly after the Australians had taken over responsibility from the Americans.

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