Battle of Vella Lavella (naval)
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Battle of Vella Lavella (naval)
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The Battle of Vella Lavella was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. It marked the end of a three-month fight to capture the central Solomon Islands, as part of the Solomon Islands campaign. The battle took place at the end of the ground campaign on Vella Lavella, as the Japanese sought to evacuate the 600-strong garrison from the island. The garrison had become hemmed into a small p
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vella_Lavella_(naval)
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2024-03-27T04:04:19Z
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