Land Battle of Vella Lavella

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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Location: -7.7333, 156.633, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943 Land Battle of Vella Lavella

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1943-08-07T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Vella Gulf

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1943-08-18T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle off Horaniu

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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)

USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58803)

Clouds obscured Vella Lavella's peaks

Flickr - The U.S. Army - World War II pursuit

14th Brigade landing at Baka Baka, Vella Lavella on 17 September 1943

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Vella Lavella by-pass

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
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