Land Battle of Vella Lavella
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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. Following the Battle of Munda Point, the Allies recaptured the island in late 1943, following a decision to bypass a large concentration of Japanese troops on the island of Kolombangara.
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1943 Land Battle of Vella Lavella
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USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway at sea on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58800)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Vella Gulf | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Land Battle of Vella Lavella | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle off Horaniu | United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | 155-mm-gun-4th-defense-battalion-barakoma | Commons | ||
| commons | image | VellaLavellaPOW | Commons | ||
| commons | image | SC180577t | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway at sea on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58800) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58803) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Clouds obscured Vella Lavella's peaks | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Flickr - The U.S. Army - World War II pursuit | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 14th Brigade landing at Baka Baka, Vella Lavella on 17 September 1943 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Loading LCI, Vella Lavella 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vella Lavella by-pass | Commons | ||









