Battle for Torokina
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The Battle for Torokina was a World War II land campaign on Bougainville in which Allied forces secured and expanded a vital beachhead against entrenched Japanese defenders.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for Torokina canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | securing a vital beachhead on Bougainville ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignScope | land campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
beachhead defense
ⓘ
entrenched Japanese defenders ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Allied offensive in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| location |
Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torokina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
expand Torokina beachhead
ⓘ
secure beachhead at Torokina ⓘ |
| partOf | Bougainville campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
deny Japanese use of Bougainville for air and naval operations
ⓘ
establish base for further operations on Bougainville ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ |
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