Cape Torokina

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Cape Torokina is a coastal area on the western side of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, notable as the main Allied landing site during World War II operations in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape ⓘ
coastal area ⓘ
campaign Bougainville campaign ⓘ
coastType beachfront ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1943–1945 ⓘ
hosted New Zealand forces operations ⓘ
U.S. Army landings ⓘ
U.S. Marine landings ⓘ
landingDate 1 November 1943 ⓘ
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville ⓘ
Solomon Sea ⓘ
locatedOn Bougainville Island ⓘ
locatedOnWesternSideOf Bougainville Island ⓘ
militarySignificance main Allied landing site on Bougainville Island ⓘ
nearbyFeature Empress Augusta Bay ⓘ
notableFor Allied amphibious landings in World War II ⓘ
establishment of a major Allied beachhead on Bougainville ⓘ
occupiedBy Allied forces ⓘ
United States forces ⓘ
operationName Operation Cherryblossom ⓘ
opposedBy Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
partOf Bougainville Island coastline ⓘ
linked to: Bougainville Island
region North Solomons ⓘ
strategicRole airfield base area for Allied air operations ⓘ
base for operations against Japanese strongholds on Bougainville ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
usedAs Allied landing site ⓘ
usedFor construction of airstrips and military facilities during World War II ⓘ

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