Treasury Islands operation

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The Treasury Islands operation was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing bases to support further advances against Japanese forces in the Pacific.

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Label Occurrences
Green Islands campaign 1
Treasury Islands operation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II amphibious assault
military operation
belligerent Allied forces
Imperial Japanese forces
casualtiesAllied approximately 226 killed and wounded
casualtiesJapanese over 200 killed
codename Operation Goodtime
commanderAllied Barclay Godfrey
Robert S. Beightler
commanderJapanese Shunji Isaki
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Japan
New Zealand
United States
date October 1943
dateLanding 1943-10-27
endDate 1943-11-12
followedBy Bougainville campaign
forceType amphibious landing
geopoliticalContext Allied island-hopping strategy in the Pacific War
involvedUnit 3rd New Zealand Division
8th Brigade (New Zealand)
United States naval task force
location Solomon Islands
Treasury Islands NERFINISHED
objective establish forward bases for operations toward Bougainville
secure bases to support further advances against Japanese forces in the Pacific
opponentStrength small Japanese garrison
outcome establishment of Allied bases in the Treasury Islands
partOf Pacific War
Solomon Islands campaign
precededBy New Georgia campaign
result Allied victory
startDate 1943-10-27
strategicPurpose provide airfield and PT boat bases closer to Japanese positions
support the Allied landing on Bougainville
supportedBy Allied air forces
Royal New Zealand Navy
United States Navy
tactic amphibious assault on lightly defended islands
target Mono Island
Stirling Island
theater Solomon Islands theater
South West Pacific Area

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Northern Solomons campaign militaryOperation Treasury Islands operation
3rd New Zealand Division engagement Green Islands campaign
linked to: Treasury Islands operation