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 | 1943-11-20 | 1943-11-23 | Battle of Tarawa | The second time the United States was on the offensive in the Pacific land war (the Battle of Guadalcanal had been the first), and the first offensive in the critical central Pacific region. 1009 marines were killed and almost all of the 4800 defenders. | Read about 'Battle of Tarawa' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Tarawa' |
| 1943-11-01 | 1943-11-02 | Empress Augusta Bay | The naval battle was a result of Allied landings on nearby Bougainville in the first action in the Bougainville campaign of World War II | Read about 'Empress Augusta Bay' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Empress Augusta Bay' |
| 1943-11-01 | USS Borie & U-405 | USS Borrie engages and sinks U-405. This engagement was unique in modern Naval terms. Borrie rammed the U-boat and engaged her crew with small arms fire. USS Borrie sunk the next day from battle damage. | Read about 'USS Borie & U-405' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Borie & U-405' | |
| 1943-11-01 | Cape Torokina | At 0710 troops from the 9th and 3rd regiments of the 3rd Marine Division assaulted Cape Torokina along a 8km front. The 270 Japanese troops from the 23rd division were virtually annihilated in the attack. | Read about 'Cape Torokina' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Torokina' | |
| 1943-08-06 | 1943-08-07 | Vella Gulf | Six US destroyers, operating for the first time without the cruiser force, sink 3 Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce troops on Kolombangara. The US squadron used radar to approach undetected and attacked with torpedoes. | Read about 'Vella Gulf' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Vella Gulf' |
| 1943-07-22 | 1943-08-04 | Munda Point | US troops successfully capture the airfield at Munda Point. Japanese troops subsequently abandon New Georgia entirely. The airfield will prove vital in the following campaign to isolate the major Japanese base at Rabaul. | Read about 'Munda Point' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Munda Point' |
| 1943-07-12 | 1943-07-13 | Kolombangara | A costly tactical victory for the IJM. Their force of destroyers manage to land 1200 troops on Villa, heavily damaging three US cruisers with torpedoes, with the loss of the light cruiser Jintsu. | Read about 'Kolombangara' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kolombangara' |
| 1943-07-09 | 1943-08-17 | Operation Husky | The largest amphibious operation of the war in terms of men landed on the beaches and of frontage. Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners. The Allies drove Axis air and naval forces from the island | Read about 'Operation Husky' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Husky' |
| 1943-06-08 | Mutsu blows up | At 12:13 the magazine for her number 3 turret exploded, ripping the ship in two. Her forward section sunk quickly with the after part staying afloat till about 2am. The exact cause of the internal explosion is still unknown. | Read about 'Mutsu blows up' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mutsu blows up' | |
| 1943-05-14 | AHS Centaur Sunk | Australian Hospital Ship Centaur is sunk by a Japanese submarine I-177. Of the 332 civilian crew and medical personal, 268 are killed. | Read about 'AHS Centaur Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'AHS Centaur Sunk' |
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