Bookmark
Major Types
Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
Treaty
Tension
Decoration
Place
Document
ref:Flix000001 2008 47 021
Related Pages
Standard View
|
Places Involved
|
Full Cast
|
Activities Involved
|
Major Subordinates
Directive
1942 Jul 02 United States Directive Seizure Of New Britain, New Ireland, New Guinea
Start
YMDHM
01:00
Activity Type
Directive
Completeness
Included Activities Entered
Include
Activity
1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands
Activity Type
Operation
Details
Aim:
To deny the area to the Japanese, in particular to stop the completion of the airfield on Guadalcanal and to remove the seaplane base on Tulagi. To use the area for further offensive operations in the
Solomon Islands.
Results:
The Japanese were taken by surprise and the landing was almost unopposed. The final capture of the island took six months and much bitter fighting.
Details
Aim:
The seizure and occupation of the
New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago,
New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago
and
New Guinea, South West Pacific
area.
Places
1)
Location
Place
2) 1:
Depicted In
Image
3) 1:
Included In
Place
4) 3:
Depicted In
Image
South West Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Documents
Covered By
Document
History Of USN Operations In WW2 Vol 05
N
More below, scroll to see
