Drive on Munda Point
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drive-on-munda-point-264-9589866
title:
Drive on Munda Point
text:
The Drive on Munda Point was an offensive by mainly United States Army forces against Imperial Japanese forces on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from 2–17 July 1943. The Japanese forces, mainly from the Imperial Japanese Army, were guarding an airfield at Munda Point on the western coast of the island that the U.S. wished to capture as one of the key objectives of the New Georgia campaign. After landing around Zanana on 2 July from Rendova, U.S. troops began a westward advance towards the ai
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Battle of the New Georgia campaign during World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_on_Munda_Point
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2023-11-02T23:16:16Z
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