New Georgia Campaign World War II

Men of the United States 25th Infantry Division push through the jungle along the Zieta Trail on 12 August 1943

Units Involved

1943-06-20 00:00:00 UTC - 1943-10-07 00:00:00 UTC
Outcome: Allied Forces victory

The New Georgia Campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied strategy in the South Pacific. The campaign took place in the New Georgia group of islands, in the central Solomon Islands from 20 June through 7 October 1943.