Battle for Piva Trail
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title:
Battle for Piva Trail
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The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island. The battle took place on 8–9 November 1943 during the Bougainville campaign of the Pacific War in the days following the US landings at Cape Torokina earlier in the month. The fighting took place inland from the US beachhead, as the Japanese began moving troops from the 23rd Infantry Regiment north from southern Bougainville. These troops subsequently clashed with a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Piva_Trail
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2024-01-11T17:54:17Z
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