20 Jul 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- On New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, the Northern Landing Group (1st Marine Raider Regiment, 4th Raider Battalion, and 3rd Battalion of the US Marine Corps and the 148th Division of the US Army) attacked Bairoko Harbor. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia | CPC]
25 Aug 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- Americans captured Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia | TH, CPC]
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