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The Piva Trail is a trail on Bougainville, part of the Solomons chain, that runs alongside the Piva River, connecting to the East West Trail and the Numa Numa Trail.

On 8–9 November 1943, as part of the Bougainville campaign during World War II, men of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Imperial Japanese Army fought the Battle for Piva Trail, ending with American control of the vital trail intersection.

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Piva Trail

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The Piva Trail is a trail on Bougainville, part of the Solomons chain, that runs alongside the Piva River, connecting to the East West Trail and the Numa...

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Battle for Piva Trail

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The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island. The battle took place...

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Piva

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Lake Piva, a reservoir in Montenegro Piva River, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Piva Trail, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Battle for Piva Trail, 1943...

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Battle of the Coconut Grove

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actions were fought around the beachhead at Koromokina Lagoon and along the Piva Trail. As the beachhead was secured, a small reconnaissance party pushed forward...

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Bougainville campaign

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away Japanese who were blocking the Piva branch of the Numa Numa Trail in the 8–9 November Battle for Piva Trail. The Marines then selected sites in the...

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Battle of Piva Forks

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The Battle of Piva Forks, also known as the Battle of Numa–Numa Trail, was an engagement that took place during the Bougainville campaign in World War...

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Landings at Cape Torokina

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Division elements from southern Bougainville was defeated at the Battle for Piva Trail shortly afterwards. US forces slowly expanded their perimeter, systematically...

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Battle of Koromokina Lagoon

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of the Piva and Numa Numa Trails, which were important avenues of approach towards the Allied beachhead. The subsequent Battle for Piva Trail resulted...

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Invasion of Buka and Bougainville

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1943 1st Cape Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Koromokina Lagoon Piva Trail Coconut Grove Piva Forks Cape St. George Koiari Raid Hellzapoppin Ridge & Hill...

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Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

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1943 1st Cape Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Koromokina Lagoon Piva Trail Coconut Grove Piva Forks Cape St. George Koiari Raid Hellzapoppin Ridge & Hill...

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Raid on Koiari

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aimed at establishing a series of defense lines. Following the Battle of Piva Forks, which had secured defense line "Easy", further plans were formulated...

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Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A

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the east of the Numa–Numa and East–West Trails, along the Torokina River. Following the fighting around Piva Forks in late November, plans were drawn...

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Battle of Porton Plantation

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took over from the small US forces holding outposts along the Numa Numa Trail in the centre of the island. From there, a couple of minor skirmishes followed...

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Bougainville counterattack

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of light and medium bombers were subsequently completed: Piva Uncle on 30 December and Piva Yoke on 9 January 1944. These were the closest Allied airfields...

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Battle of Ratsua

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1943 1st Cape Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Koromokina Lagoon Piva Trail Coconut Grove Piva Forks Cape St. George Koiari Raid Hellzapoppin Ridge & Hill...

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November 1943

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invasion, the city's Jewish population had been 140,000. The Battle for Piva Trail began between American and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island. The...

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Battle of Pearl Ridge

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clear the Japanese from the high features in the sector along the Numa Numa Trail. Due to the steep terrain, which was covered with thick jungle and punctuated...

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Battle of Tsimba Ridge

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1943 1st Cape Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Koromokina Lagoon Piva Trail Coconut Grove Piva Forks Cape St. George Koiari Raid Hellzapoppin Ridge & Hill...

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Battle of the Hongorai River

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1943 1st Cape Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Koromokina Lagoon Piva Trail Coconut Grove Piva Forks Cape St. George Koiari Raid Hellzapoppin Ridge & Hill...

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Dinaric Alps

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Rakitnica, the Prača, the Drina, the Sutjeska, the Vrbas, the Ugar, the Piva, the Tara, the Komarnica, the Morača, the Cem/Ciijevna, the Lim, and the...

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Sutjeska National Park

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planina Mountain (Cyrillic: Пивска планина) (1,775 metres (5,823 ft)) and Piva River up to Šćepan polje, and further along the Drina River course up to...

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Bobotov Kuk

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appropriate only for fit hikers. Bobotov kuk, Visokogorci Crne Gore Bobotov kuk, 2523m, Park Prirode Piva Bobotov Kuk - 360° panorama from the summit...

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Belgrade

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original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011. "Beogradska Industrija Piva AD". SEE News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 5 May...

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