What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1943 – 9 Oct 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 7.73° S, 156.63° E
- Description
- 1943 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Vella Lavella (land)
1943 battle in the Solomon Islands during WWII
The Battle of Vella Lavella was fought from 15 August – 6 October 1943 between the Empire of Japan and the Allied forces from New Zealand and the United States at the end of the New Georgia campaign. Vella Lavella, an island located in the Solomon Islands, had been occupied by Japanese forces early during the war in the Pacific.
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