Battle of the Piva Forks
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The Battle of the Piva Forks was a key World War II land engagement on Bougainville in late 1943, where U.S. forces fought Japanese troops to secure vital terrain for Allied airfields and operations in the Solomon Islands campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Piva Forks canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| aimedAt | pushing Japanese forces away from Torokina perimeter ⓘ |
| airfieldSecured |
Piva Uncle airfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piva Yoke airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Piva Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoalContribution | neutralization of Rabaul ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
ⓘ
light to moderate U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Allan H. Turnage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masatane Kanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | November 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-11-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
37th Infantry Division (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Marine Division (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bougainville Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | coordinated infantry-artillery-air operations by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| objective |
to expand the Torokina beachhead
ⓘ
to secure terrain for airfield construction ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese 17th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bougainville campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Koromokina Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce | Japanese 23rd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOperation | Operation Cartwheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| river | Piva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-11-18 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | enabled construction of airfields to support operations against Rabaul ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | secured Allied lodgment on Bougainville ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. artillery
ⓘ
U.S. close air support ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
jungle terrain
ⓘ
multiple river crossings ⓘ |
| terrainControlledAfterBattle | high ground east of the Torokina beachhead ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | jungle warfare ⓘ |
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