Bougainville counterattack
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The Bougainville counterattack, also known as the Second Battle of Torokina, was an unsuccessful Japanese offensive against the Allied base at Cape Torokina on Bougainville Island during the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Japanese attack began on 8 March 1944 after months of preparation and was repulsed by United States Army forces in fighting which lasted until 25 March. The attack was hampered by inaccurate intelligence and poor planning and was pushed back by the well-prepared Allied defenders, who greatly outnumbered the Japanese force. The Japanese suffered severe casualties, while Allied losses were light.
1944
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Bougainville, Bougainville, Bougainville, Bougainville,
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Location: -6.19, 155.08, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
5 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Empress Augusta Bay | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Bougainville Campaign | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Landings at Cape Torokina | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bougainville counterattack | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1988 | Bougainville conflict | civil war, conflict | Wikidata |
| commons | image | US 754th Tank Battalion on Bougainville March 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torokina perimeter devastation March 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 75mm gun firing on Bougainville March 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Regiment plotting defensive positions on Bougainville in March 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | US 129th Inf Reg advance with tanks on Bougainville March 1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese Counterattack on Bougainville March 1944 | Commons | ||





