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	Battle of Guadalcanal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The "Battle of Edson's Ridge" began on September 11th and continued until the 14th before the attack was finally beaten back by the Marines.
		In the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, however, the transports carrying this reinforcement were badly damaged and the division was reduced to the strength of a regiment.
		The near parity of the forces involved, both on land and at sea meant that combat was especially intense and characterized by extreme desperation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Guadalcanal (1290 words)

	Articles - Battle of Vella Lavella (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The naval Battle of Vella Gulf on the night of August 6-7, 1943.
		The Land Battle of Vella Lavella from August 15 to October 9, 1943.
		The Naval Battle of Vella Lavella on October 6, 1943.
	www.x-moto.net /articles/Battle_of_Vella_Lavella (105 words)

	US MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS 1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Battle of Kula Gulf - On the night of the 5th/6th July, three U.S. cruisers and four destroyers are in a fight with 10 'Tokyo Express' destroyers off the north coast of New Georgia.
		Battle of Vella Lavella - As nine Japanese destroyers complete the evacuation of the island of Vella Lavella on the night of the 6th/7th October, they are intercepted by three US ships.
		Battle of Cape St George - Five Japanese 'Tokyo Express' destroyers head for the Bougainville area and early on the 25th are intercepted by five US destroyers off the southern tip of New Ireland.
	freespace.virgin.net /gordon.smith4/WW2USMoH1943.htm (5735 words)

	Pacific, British, Fleet, Kula, Gulf, Empress, Augusta, Bay, Vella Lavella, Leyte, Sibuyan, Sea, Samar, Engano, Cape, ...
		The battle on the night of the 12th/13th July when HMNZS Leander was in action and damaged is referred to as the Battle of Kolombangara.
		In preparation for the invasion of the northern Solomons island of Bougainville, New Zealand troops are landed on the Treasury Islands on the 27th.
		Landings take place on the 19th, but before this eight square mile volcanic island is secured in mid-March, 6,000 US Marines and most of the 21,000 defenders are dead.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsPacific2.htm (5906 words)

	CHAPTER 7 The Battle for the Solomons \| NZETC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first of these sea battles was fought on the night of 8–9 August, on a triangle of water bounded by the north coast of Guadalcanal and the islands of Savo and Florida.
		The loss of Munda and Vella Lavella seriously menaced the Japanese forces on Kolombangara, who were now outflanked, with all their supply routes severed, and Sasaki was instructed to continue his withdrawal to Bougainville, moving via staging bases on Choiseul.
		The loss of New Georgia and Vella Lavella created further strife among Navy and Army leaders concerning future defence strategy and caused the Japanese High Command to modify their Z plan, which was conceived by Yamamoto, and withdraw their vital defence line to the Kurile-Mariana-Caroline Groups.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Paci-c7.html (8206 words)

	Desron21 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		But, in the battle of Vella Lavella, the squadron took such heavy losses that it could go no further and Destroyer squadrons 22 and 23 finished off the last island and held until relief forces finally arrived.
		During the Battle of Guadalcanal, became one of the few destroyers in history to survive a one-on-one duel with a battleship.
		Led van destroyers at the Battle of Tassafaronga and afterward rescued survivors of the cruiser Northampton.
	www.angelfire.com /ak5/combat/Desron21.html (2995 words)

	USS Selfridge (DD-357), Porter-class destroyer leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In late September, as a unit of the 3d Fleet's amphibious force, she escorted an LST convoy to Vella Lavella, then commenced nighttime patrols up "the Slot" to intercept Japanese shipping.
		In the ensuing Battle of Vella Lavella, Chevalier was torpedoed and damaged beyond repair.
		On the 14th, she joined the fire support unit; and, on the 15th, screened the transport area as the assault troops landed on Saipan.
	www.domeisland.com /goldplater/ussselfridge.html (1688 words)

	SW Pacific World War II Timeline 1941-1944
		June, 7, Battle of Midway further north in central Pacific, US knowledge of Japanese communication codes leads to the invasion task force being intercepted by US carrier borne aircraft.
		August, 9, Battle of Savo Island took place very near the Guadalcanal landings when a Japanese cruiser task force arrived from Rabaul in the early hours of the morning.
		Vella Lavella to replace US units and cleared the island of Japanese by 9 October.
	au.geocities.com /third_div/time.html (793 words)

	1943 - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		February 14 - World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass - German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia; it is the United States' first major battle defeat of the war.
		March 26 - World War II: Battle of Komandorski Islands - In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
		November 20 - World War II: Battle of Tarawa begins - United States Marines land on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands and take heavy fire from Japanese shore guns.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1943 (2342 words)

	Kids Be Safe : Article 'Battle of Kursk' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Template:Battlebox The Battle of Kursk was a significant battle on the Eastern Front of World War II.
		Units of the Waffen-SS played prominent roles in the Third Battle of Kharkov, the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of the Bulge, and the 1945 offensive near Lake Balaton in Hungary.
		The Second Battle of the Atlantic begins as the German Navy goes into action to begin denial of the United Kingdom's shipping lanes almost immediately after the United Kingdom's declaration of war with Germany.
	www.kidsbesafe.org /DisplayArticle54713.html (2935 words)

	WORLD WAR TWO TIMELINE
		- Japanese land in Aleutian Islands (Attu and Kiska).
		- U.S. Marines land on Emerau Islands in the Bismarks.
		- Battle of the Philippine Sea; Japanese loose 2 carriers and 346 aircraft, the U.S. looses 30 aircraft (called the Marianas Turkey Shoot).
	www.uwec.edu /duckswsm/pacifictime.html (959 words)

	Channel 4 - History - World War II: A chronology
		Battle of Stalingrad comes to end with surrender of German 6th Army under General von Paulus.
		Battle of Kasserine Pass: Rommel and Afrika Korps launch offensive against Allied defences in Tunisia; it is US forces’ first major battle defeat of war.
		Battle of Kursk between German and Soviet forces – largest tank battle in history.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/t-z/ww2-1943.html (1301 words)

	A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The land and naval battles of Guadalcanal had reached the critical phase and control of the island, just over eight hundred miles from Australia, could decide the outcome of the war in the Pacific.
		The battle seemed won, but heavier Japanese forces were moving south into the battle.
		At the Battle of Vella Lavella, DD-445, in company with USS SELFRIDGE (DD-357) and USS CHEVALIER (DD-451), USS O’BANNON slashed at the final Japanese effort to evacuate the area.
	www.destroyers.org /nl-histories/dd450-nl.htm (1071 words)

	Battle of Guadalcanal - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kula Gulf – Kolombangara – Vella Gulf – Horaniu
		The Allies, aware of the Japanese plans, decided that Guadalcanal would serve just as well as a base for operations against Rabaul and the US, Australian and New Zealand navies formed an invasion fleet.
		Both sides had difficulty maintaining their supplies to the island, and in some cases Japanese army units suffered from starvation.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Battle_of_Guadalcanal (1184 words)

	Selfridge
		Selfridge transited the Panama Canal and joined the Battle Force as flagship of Destroyer Squadron (Des-Ron) 4 on 13 December and reached San Diego on the 22d.
		On the morning of the 9th, she assisted survivors of the Battle of Savo Island and, with Ellet, sank the badly-damaged Australian cruiser, Canberra; then, toward evening, departed the area to escort the transports to Noumea.
		In late September, as a unit of the 3d Fleet's amphibious force, she escorted an LST convoy to Vella Layella, then commenced nighttime patrols up “the Slot” to intercept Japanese shipping.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s9/selfridge-ii.htm (1762 words)

	Battle of Rennell Island - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Battle of Rennell Island was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 29 January – 30 January 1943 between a United States task force and land-based Japanese bombers, near Rennell Island south of Guadalcanal.
		At the end of January 1943, the Japanese were preparing to evacuate Guadalcanal, but the Americans misinterpreted the increased ship traffic as preparation for another offensive.
		The CAP caught most of a flight of 12 "Bettys" going after Chicago on the afternoon of the 30th, but several got through and launched the torpedoes that would sink the cruiser.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Battle_of_Rennell_Island (419 words)

	USS Oakland CL-95 History 1943
		Battle of the Komandorski Islands is fought between a task group
		Battle of Kula Gulf is fought in the darkness as a task group consisting
		Battle of Cape St. George is fought during the early hours as squadron
	www.rtcol.com /~oakland/hist43.html (1853 words)

	1943 - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		February 14 - World War II: Battle_of_the_Kasserine_Pass - German General Erwin_Rommel and his Afrika_Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia; it is the United_States' first major battle defeat of the war.
		begin their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily, off mainland Italy.
		General Douglas_MacArthur lands and occupies Nazdab, just east of the port city of Lae in northeastern Papua_New_Guinea.
	www.indexsuche.com /1943.html (961 words)

	Articles - Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was a naval battle of World War II, one of several episodes in the Solomon Islands campaign.
		The land offensive commenced on 23 October 1942 but the Marines managed to repulse each assault.
		The Americans retreated eastwards to get air cover from the land bases in the New Hebrides but the Japanese, still cautious because of their defeat at Midway, failed to pursue the American fleet and lost the opportunity to sink or damage Enterprise.
	www.adat.biz /articles/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands (376 words)

	LemaireSoft's Vella Lavella: US conquest. August 15, 1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This page regroups the American landing at Vella Lavella and the naval battle off Horaniu.
		The Americans took the Japanese by surprise by landing behind the back of the reinforced garrison of Kolombagara.
		They were successful on sea when they tried to bring some reinforcements to the attacked island, but it was not sufficient to prevent the US from taking control of the island.
	users.swing.be /baten/bat/1151.html (192 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		8 - Defeat of Charles the Bald at the Battle of Andernach, 876
		14 - Harold defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, 1066
		23 - Battle of Leyte Gulf (to 26.10) in the Pacific, 1944
	www.greenhillbooks.com /calendar/october.htm (2117 words)

	Oft-forgotten battle at Guadalcanal was turning point in WWII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		To veterans who landed 60 years ago today on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal, it is a silence almost as eerie and inexplicable as the quiet of the early hours of their raid -- the first U.S. offensive of the war.
		While landing the 7th Marines 1 Bu was watching all this but they couldn't fire because the destroyers would have shelled them.
		They sent a bunch of men into the ocean on rubber mats which were to land on the left flank of the point.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/729076/posts (10476 words)

	1943 Article, 1943 Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		February 14 - World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass - German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia ; it is the United States ' first major battle defeatof the war.
		March 26 - World War II: Battle ofKomandorski Islands - In the Aleutian Islands the battle beginswhen United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
		November 20 - World War II: Battle of Tarawa begins - UnitedStates Marines land on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands and take heavy fire from Japanese shore guns.
	www.anoca.org /world/war/1943.html (2025 words)

	McGhie Genealogy Website
		Royal British Navy battleship Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser Repulse, sunk by Japanese bombers while heading from Singapore to intercept invasion.
		However, anxious to get away with dawn approaching, Mikawa failed to attack the transport shipping at the beachheads which just might have put the US invasion in danger and given the Japanese a real victory.
		Munda airbase soon in operation During this month the NZ 3rd Division moved north from New Caledonia, regrouped at Guadalcanal then in September landed on Vella Lavella and cleared the island of Japanese by 9 October.
	mcghiegen.orcon.net.nz /time_41-44.htm (777 words)

	Battle of Guadalcanal
		Buchanan's plane was discovered to have an 8-inch hole in the fuselage when he landed at Henderson Field at 1220.
		At 1505 ten B-26's of the Seventieth Bombardment Squadron (USAAF), which had arrived at Espiritu Santo from the Fijis, were loaded with torpedoes and 1,000-pound bombs (six with the former and four with the latter).
		Another controlling factor was the enemy's lack of carrier support, probably due to the damage to carriers and the destruction of planes wrought in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Guadalcanal/USN-CN-Guadalcanal-2.html (7210 words)

	LemaireSoft's Landing at Vella Lavella. August 15, 1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After the bloody battle around Munda, the Japanese readied themselves for the next round in Kolombagara.
		The American landing at Barakoma in Vella Lavella caught them unawares.
		Total: 12 destroyers, 7 high speed transports, 2 escort or patrol boats, 3 landing ships tank, 12 Landing crafts.
	users.swing.be /baten/bat/988.html (162 words)

	Dates in Naval History: October
		1944 - During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces.
		In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force.
		USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost and USS Enterprise (CV-6) was badly damaged during the battle.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/datesoct.htm (2770 words)

	1943
		Battle of the Bismarck Sea (to March 4)
		U.S. troops land on the Arawa Peninsula of New Britain in the
		Marine Division lands at Cape Gloucester, New Britain
	www.rose.edu /faculty/mmorgan/grayswwii/1943.htm (156 words)

	25th Infantry Division, Order of Battle: World War II
		35th Inf, reinf (on Guadalcanal), atchd to Northern Landing Force, under comdr TF 31 in opn to secure Vella Lavella Isl.
		Further, to reinf 158th RCT in its initial objective area with one RCT, and to land in the Dagupan-Mabilao area, commencing on D Day plus 2, and move to assembly area in general Binalonan area.
		Div landed in Mabilao area, Lingayen Gulf, 11 Jan. Div (-) concentrated vic Manaog.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/matrix/25ID/25ID-WW2-OB.htm (2225 words)

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