New Georgia counterattack

New Georgia counterattack
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II

Injured U.S. Army soldiers are evacuated through the jungle on New Georgia on 12 July 1943 a few days before the Japanese counterattack.
Date 17-18 July 1943
Location New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
William Halsey
Millard Harmon
Theodore S. Wilkinson
Leonard F. Wing
Oscar Griswold
J. Lawton Collins
Minoru Sasaki
Genjiro Hirata
Strength
30,000 9,000

The New Georgia counterattack was a counterattack on 17 -18 July 1943 by mainly Imperial Japanese Army troops against United States Army forces during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands. The U.S. and its allies were attempting to capture an airfield constructed by the Japanese at Munda Point on New Georgia.

The Americans had landed on New Georgia on 2 July and had made limited gains in their drive toward Munda Point. The objective of the Japanese counterattack was to destroy the American forces on New Georgia by attacking their exposed flank and rear areas. The Japanese succeeded in infiltrating and attacking several isolated outposts in the American rear areas, but failed to inflict significant casualties on the American forces. After the Japanese couterattack was defeated, the Americans and their allies captured the airfield in the Battle of Munda Point.

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