Battle of Arundel - Act II

After the failure of their attack in the night of 14-15 September, Japanese command decided to evacuate their troops from Arundel Island, in the Solomon Islands, under the protection of a well entrenched rear guard near Stima Lagoon. On the …

1943-09-19

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After the failure of their attack in the night of 14-15 September, Japanese command decided to evacuate their troops from Arundel Island, in the Solomon Islands, under the protection of a well entrenched rear guard near Stima Lagoon. On the American side, the troops were reinforced by three platoons of light tanks of the Marine Tank Corps. The first US attack on September 17 didn't succeed despite the element of surprise granted by the tanks. Two days later, however, all tanks were used as a big armoured shield protecting the advancing infantrymen until they reached the northern coast of the island. The second assault was successful. During the following night, the Japanese abandoned their evacuation of Arundel Island, which, on September 21, was totally under control of US troops.

Arundel, Salomon Islands

Operation Cartwheel (1943–1944) was a major military operation for the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Cartwheel was an operation aimed at neutralising the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), General Douglas MacArthur, whose forces had advanced along the northeast coast of New Guinea and occupied nearby islands. Allied forces from the Pacific Ocean Areas command, under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, advanced through the Solomon Islands toward Bougainville. The Allied forces involved were from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the US and various Pacific Islands.

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