Vella Lavella campaign
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The Vella Lavella campaign was a World War II Allied operation in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing the island from Japanese forces as part of the broader push toward Rabaul.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | weakening Japanese stronghold at Rabaul ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vella Lavella operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Halsey’s South Pacific Area command
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ⓘ
Theodore S. Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-10-06 ⓘ |
| evacuation | Japanese forces evacuated from Vella Lavella in October 1943 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bougainville campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Allied operations in the Solomon Islands chain ⓘ |
| involvedServiceBranch |
New Zealand Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Solomon Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vella Lavella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Vella Lavella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
naval actions off Vella Lavella ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of smaller islands to outflank Japanese positions ⓘ |
| objective |
advance toward Rabaul
ⓘ
bypass Kolombangara ⓘ secure Vella Lavella from Japanese forces ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
island campaign ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance toward Rabaul
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Georgia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-08-15 ⓘ |
| strategy |
bypassing heavily defended Japanese bases
ⓘ
island hopping ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Vella Lavella secured by Allied forces ⓘ |
| theater | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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