Battle of Kolombangara

Quando

12 de jul. de 1943 – 13 de jul. de 1943

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

7.83° S, 157.35° E

Description

naval battle of the Pacific campaign of WWII on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands

Naval

sim

War

World War II

World War II Pacific naval battle

The Battle of Kolombangara was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off the northeastern coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. The battle took place during the early stages of the New Georgia campaign when an Imperial Japanese Navy force, carrying reinforcements south to Vila, Solomon Islands, was intercepted by a task force of U.S.

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