What the records say
- When
- 17 Jul 1943 – 18 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.
New Georgia counterattack
Battle of the New Georgia campaign during World War II
The New Georgia counterattack was a counterattack on 17–18 July 1943 by mainly Imperial Japanese Army troops against United States Army forces during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands. The U.S. and its allies were attempting to capture an airfield constructed by the Japanese at Munda Point on New Georgia with which to support further advances towards the main Japanese base around Rabaul as part of Opera…
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