Description: WWII British Solomon Islands Bougainville Pennant Philip & Piper Auckland NZ. Condition is vintage. Size is approximately 9" x 16". Shipped with USPS First Class. The Bougainville 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, named after the island of Bougainville. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied grand strategy in the South Pacific. The campaign took place in the Northern Solomons in two phases. The first phase, in which American troops landed and held the perimeter around the beachhead at Torokina, lasted from November 1943 through November 1944.The second phase, in which primarily Australian troops went on the offensive, mopping up pockets of starving, isolated but still-determined Japanese, lasted from November 1944 until August 1945, when the last Japanese soldiers on the island surrendered. Operations during the final phase of the campaign saw the Australian forces advance north towards the Bonis Peninsula and south towards the main Japanese stronghold around Buin, although the war ended before these two enclaves were completely destroyed.
Price: 49.99 USD
Location: Cumming, Iowa
End Time: 2024-12-25T18:41:23.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand
Era: WWII
Type: Felt Pennant
UPC: Does Not Apply
