The Battle of New Georgia

Type: Event

As of November 2026, The Battle of New Georgia has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Nov 2020). Part of the Solomon Islands campaign, showcasing jungle warfare.

The New Georgia campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific Theater 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 to isolate the Japanese base around Rabaul. The campaign took place in the New Georgia Islands in the central Solomon Islands and followed the Allied capture of the Russell Islands. The main fighting took place on New Georgia itself, although significant actions also took