Allied amphibious landing during the New Georgia campaign of World War II
Landings on Rendova
Part of the New Georgia campaign of World War II
U.S. Army soldiers come ashore on Rendova Island on 30 June 1943.
Date
30 June 1943 – 4 July 1943
Location
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Result
Allied victory
Americans and Pacific Islanders seize Rendova and nearby islands
Americans install artillery on Rendova to support the Drive on Munda Point and subsequent operations on New Georgia
Allied aircraft bomb Munda and successfully fight off Japanese aerial counter-attacks
Belligerents
United States Solomon Islands Fiji New Zealand Tonga
Japan
Commanders and leaders
Richmond K. Turner John H. Hester Theodore S. Wilkinson Leonard F. Wing
Minoru Sasaki Genjiro Hirata
Strength
6,000[1]
43rd Infantry Division
9th Marine Defense Battalion
24th NCB
Fiji Guerrillas
Coastwatchers
120[2] – 290[3]
Casualties and losses
4 killed, 5 wounded during fighting ashore on 30 June ~ 64 killed on 2 July alone 21 planes lost 1 transport sunk 1 destroyer damaged[4]
50–65 killed[2][5] 30–106 planes lost[6]
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New Georgia campaign
Land
Russell Islands
Viru Harbor
Rendova
Wickham
Munda drive
Enogai
Counterattack
Bairoko
Munda Point
Vella Lavella (land)
Arundel Island
Naval
Blackett Strait
Kula Gulf
Kolombangara
Vella Gulf
Horaniu
Vella Lavella (naval)
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Solomon Islands campaign
Southern Solomons
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
I-Go
Vengeance
SO and SE
Central Solomons
New Georgia Islands
Northern Solomons
Treasury Islands
Choiseul
Bougainville
Green Islands
Neutralisation of Rabaul
The Landings on Rendova were amphibious military assaults by United States Army, Marine Corps and Navy forces on Rendova Island in the Solomon Islands on 30 June 1943. The small Japanese garrison was quickly overwhelmed by US troops, but the island was subjected to heavy attack by Japanese aircraft over several days. The landings were some of the first Allied landings during the New Georgia campaign of the Pacific War and were successful in securing the island and providing a base from which the Allies could support the subsequent invasion of New Georgia island and the eventual capture of Munda airfield in early August 1943.
^Miller, p. 90
^ abMiller, p. 88.
^Rentz, p. 20
^Rentz pp.59 & 63
^Hammel, p. 52
^Rentz p.59
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