What the records say
- When
- 2 Jul 1943 – 17 Jul 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.25° S, 157.50° E
- Description
- battle of the New Georgia campaign during World War II
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Drive on Munda Point
Battle of the New Georgia campaign during World War II
The Drive on Munda Point was an offensive by mainly United States Army forces against Imperial Japanese forces on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from 2–17 July 1943. The Japanese forces, mainly from the Imperial Japanese Army, were guarding an airfield at Munda Point on the western coast of the island that the U.S. wished to capture as one of the key objectives of the New Georgia campaign.
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