The Raid on Koiari was a battle that occurred between 28 and 29 November 1943 in the Pacific theater of World War II between American and Japanese forces...

eventually see action, the 2nd Parachute Battalion performed a diversionary raid on Choiseul Island, from October 27 - November 4, 1943. The three parachute...

Forks, 18–25 November 1943 Battle of Cape St. George, 25 November 1943 Raid on Koiari, 28–29 November 1943 Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A, 12–24...

Infantry Regiment, the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion carried out a raid on Koiari, about 9.3 miles (15 km) east of Torokina. After landing unopposed,...

A military raid is a mission where the main objective is to demoralize, destroy valuable enemy installations, free prisoners, gather intelligence, or capture...

end of November, they launched an unsuccessful raid on Koiari, to the south of the beachhead. Beginning on 15 December, the Japanese began an effort to...

Infantry Regiment, the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion carried out a raid on Koiari, about 9.3 miles (15 km) from Torokina. After landing unopposed, the...

George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland, and Buka Island (now...

were on Buka Island, on the nearby Bonis Peninsula, and at Kahili and Kieta, while naval bases were also constructed at Buin in the south and on the nearby...

on Bougainville. During the Battle of Bougainville, Iwasa successfully opposed the landings of the United States Marine Corps during the Koiari Raid....

and another attempt was cancelled on 5 November after an air raid. The landing force finally departed Rabaul on 6 November aboard four destroyers. They...

Hill 600A consisted of a series of engagements fought in mid-December 1943 on Bougainville between forces of the United States Marine Corps and the Imperial...

and as a result although the fighting on Bougainville continued with notable actions being fought at Koiari and Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A, in...

Truk for another attack on the Allied landing forces at Bougainville. On 5 November, however, two US aircraft carriers raided Rabaul, heavily damaging...

command of Captain Eikichi Kato, the senior naval officer in Buka—began to raid the Australian supply lines between Ruri Bay and Ratsua as they attempted...

engagement of the Second World War fought between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign, the battle took...

Japanese launched several probing raids followed by heavy attacks against the Australians. The final assault on the knoll came on the night of 4/5 April when...

to reinforce the Marines. In late December work on the airfields was complete and aerial bombing raids began against the Japanese base around Rabaul, while...

Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island during the Pacific War. The battle took place on 13–14 November 1943 during the Bougainville...

Porton Plantation (8–10 June 1945) took place near the village of Soraken on Bougainville Island, in the Solomon Islands archipelago during World War II...

within the Soviet Union. The Koiari Raid at Bougainville began. A force of U.S. Marines was landed to harass Japanese troops on the island. The German submarine...

frequent Allied aerial raids during early 1944, and the Japanese high command decided to withdraw them following a major attack on the key base at Truk...

casualties. After this, the situation on Bougainville became largely static, as the Japanese focused primarily on subsistence, and the US forces chose...

towards the Genga River as part of a drive north to the Bonis Peninsula. On the peninsula, an enclave of Japanese troops had established itself after...