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Naval Battle of Vella Lavella

1943 CE · Oceania · War

Naval Battle of Vella Lavella
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The Battle of Vella Lavella was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. It marked the end of a three-month fight to capture the central Solomon Islands, as part of the Solomon Islands campaign.

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