WWII British Solomon Islands Bougainville Pennant Philip & Piper Auckland NZ

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.