Bougainville counterattack

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.

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1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
offensive, 

Bougainville, Bougainville, Bougainville, Bougainville, 

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Location: -6.19, 155.08, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944-03-08T00:00:00Z

1944-03-25T00:00:00Z

1944 Bougainville counterattack

1943-11-01T00:00:00Z

1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

1943-11-01T00:00:00Z

1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1945 Bougainville Campaign

1943-11-03T00:00:00Z

1943-11-03T00:00:00Z

1943 Landings at Cape Torokina

1988-12-01T00:00:00Z

1998-04-20T00:00:00Z

1988 — 1998 Bougainville conflict

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US 754th Tank Battalion on Bougainville March 1944

Torokina perimeter devastation March 1944

75mm gun firing on Bougainville March 1944

Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Regiment plotting defensive positions on Bougainville in March 1944

US 129th Inf Reg advance with tanks on Bougainville March 1944

Japanese Counterattack on Bougainville March 1944

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
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