Event Operation Cartwheel

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Was a major military operation of the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Cartwheel was an operation aimed at neutralising the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

Chronology

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  • August 1943: Allied forces land on Arundel at the southern tip of Nauro Peninsula without opposition.
  • October 1943: British raid on Choiseul.
  • October 1943: Battle of Vella Lavella. U.S. forces engage Japanese naval forces and take Vella Lavella.
  • July 1943: Allied forces attack Rendova where now most of Japanese forces are concentrated.
  • November 1943: Battle of the Treasury Islands. New Zealand 3rd Division, completes elimination of small enemy garrison on Mono.
  • June 1943: Allied forces land unopposed at Segi Point (New Georgia).
  • June 1943: New Georgia Island is occupied by Australian and American forces. Scattered Japanese forces remain on the interior of the island.
  • March 1944: Allied landing on Emirau.
  • June 1943: Unopposed allied landings on Woodlark and Kiriwina Islands.
  • November 1943: Japanese raid on Choiseul - retreat of the allied forces.

1. Bougainville campaign

Was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan on the Island of Bougainville and its surroundings.

  • December 1944: The Australians captured Pearl Ridge in December 1944.
  • August 1945: The last Japanese forces on Bougainville also surrendered as their country had six days earlier.
  • November 1943: At 7:30 a.m. on November 1, Rear Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson's Task Force 31 began landing Gen. Allen H. Turnage's 3rd Marine Division in Empress Augusta Bay in the Cape Torokina sector.
  • December 1944: The Australians captured Pearl Ridge in December 1944.
  • November 1943: The bulk of the US 73rd Division landed in Empress Augusta Bay.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.114
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.115
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.116
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.130
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.139
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.143
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.146