munda pooyintil drive cheyyuka

1943 juulai muthal solomon dveepukalile nyoo jorjiyayil saamraajyathva japanese senakalkkethire pradhaanamaayum yunaittad stetts sainika seena nadatthiya akramanamaayirunnu munda pooyintilekkulla drive. japanese sainyam, pradhaanamaayum saamraajyathva japanese sainyathil ninnullavar, dveepinte padinjaaran theerathulla munda pooyintil oru airfield kaaval nilkkukayaayirunnu.ezz. puthiya jorjia prachaaranatthinte pradhana lakshyangalilonnayi pidichedukkaan aagrahichu. yuu rendovayil ninnu juulai 2 nuu sananayil erangiya sesham.ezz. sainyam mundayile airfieldilekku padinjarottu munneraan thudangi. kadinamaaya bhoopradesavum daarshtyamulla japanese prathirodhavum moonnu yuu gadakangalaal pidichirikkunnu.ezz. randaazhchaykkullil rejimentukal munda paathayiloode pathukke munneri. mandagathiyilulla purogathi yuu. yude punasamghadanaykku kaaranamaayi.ezz. drive cheyyaan niyogicha sena oru corps thalatthilulla aakramanathinulla thayyaareduppukalum nadathukayum cheythuvenkilum ithu aarambhikkunnathin munbu juulai 17 nuu japanese oru thirichadikkal nadatthi.
pashchaathalam.
nyoo jorjiyayude padinjaaran theerathaanu munda pooyint sthithi cheiyunnathu. athinte vadakkupadinjaaru bhagathaayi banga dveep thekk bhagathaayi rendova sthithicheyyunnu, athil ninnu blanche chanalum munda baarum verthirikkunnu. yudhasamayathu, jappankar avide sthaapicha airfieldil ninnaan eee sthalathinte praadhaanyam uruthirinjathu. 1943-nte thudakkathil avasaanicha gwadelkanal prachaaranatthinte pashchaathalatthil, ooppareshan cartweel enna maravil rabolinu chuttumulla pradhana japanese adithara kuraykkunnathinulla shramathinte bhaagamaayi, puthiya giniyayile kooduthal pravarthanangalumaayi chernnu, kendra solamanukaliloode boganvilleyilekku munneraanulla padhathikal sakhyakakshikal roopeekarichu. mundayile airfield pidichedukkunnathu vila, kolambangara, boganville ennividangalil kooduthal aakramanangalkk vazhiyorukkum. japanese janataye sambandhichidatholam, raaboulilekkulla thekkan sameepanagalil avarude prathirodhatthil nyoo jorjia oru pradhana bhaagamaayirunnu, avar eee pradeshathe shakthamayi prathirodhikkaan shramichu, shortlands-vila-munda vitharana paathayiloode barj vazhi shakthippeduthalukal neekki.
nyoo jorjia surakshithamaakkunnathinulla prachaarana padhathi, yuu nirddishta ooppareshan kaalviralukal.ezz. nyoo jorjiyayude thekkan bhaagath vikkaam aankarej, veeru harber, rendova ennividangalil staging eriyakalum airfield surakshithamaakkunnathin mejar general ooskaar griswoldinte XIV corpsinte gadakangal niravadhi landingukal aasoothrakar ulppeduthi. gwadalkanaalil ninnu rendovayilekkulla sainyathinteyum vitharanathinteyum neekkathe pinthunaykkunnathinaayi ivaye kaaval nirtthum, ithu nyoo jorjiyayile kooduthal pravarthanangalkkulla thaavalamaayi nirmmikkum, ithu mundayile airfield surakshithamaakkunnathil shradha kendreekarikkum.
ningalude sramangal.ezz. nyoo jorjiyayude padinjaaran theerathu oru thaamasasthalam surakshithamaakkunnathinulla sainyam juun 30 nuu neratthe aarambhichu, 169-aamath kaalaalppada rejimentil ninnulla rund kambanikale roviana thadaakathilekkulla onaayaavisi praveshana kavaadatthinte theerathu sthithicheyyunna niravadhi dveepukal surakshithamaakkunnathinaayi sananayil ninnu kadaltheerathu athichu. praadeshika guideukaludeyum munnott ayacha oru rahasyaanveshana senayudeyum oru cheria samghavumaayi bandhapetta sesham, eee sainikar avarude sthaanam urappikkukayum thudarnnu pradhana bhoopradeshathekku neengukayum sanaanaykk chuttumulla pradesham baric nadiyilekku tirayan thudangukayum, koodaathe japanese airfield thammilullathum. eee shramathe pinthunaykkunnathinaayi, naalam maraine raider battaaliyante oru kambani 169-aamm infantry rejimentine shakthippeduthaan theerumaanichirunnuvenkum segi pooyintum veeru thuramukhavum surakshithamaakkunnathinaayi avare ooppareshanil ninnu mochippikkaan kazhinjilla. avarkk pakaram nyoosilandil pariseelanam labhicha commando yoonittil ninnulla fijian, tongan sainikarude oru samghathe sahayikkaan niyogichu.
yuddham.
landingukal.
juulai 2 nuu, rendovayil erangiya sesham, 169-aamm infantry rejimentil ninnulla oru kambaniyum muzhuvan onnaam bataaliyan, 172-aamm infantry rejimentum, munda pooyint surakshithamakkaanulla shramangalude bhaagamaayi puthiya georgian pradhana bhoopradeshathekku neengaan thudangi. mejar general joonn echu. hesttarinte 43-aamath kaalaalppada division, eee sainikar asisttant division commander brigadier general leonard eph. yude neethrthwathil thekkan landing groupaayi nischayicha senayude bhaagamaayirunnu. chirakukal. ratri samayathe rahasyaanveshana patrolling parajayappettathinushesham, juulai 2 nuu uchathirinju, panthrand landing kraaft kaalaalppada kappalukalum naalu landing kraaft tank kappalukalum upayogichu oru pakal crossing nadatthi. kanovukalile praadeshika skauttukal nayikkukayum moonnu peeranki battaaliyanukal ulkkollukayum cheiyunnu, yuu.ezz. sainyangal onaayaavi praveshana kavaadatthiloodeyum roviana thadaakathilekkum kadannupokunnathinu munbu blanche chaanal kadannu mundaykku kizhakkayi saanaanaykk chuttum erangi. sananayil oru paridhi sthaapikkukayum kooduthal peeranki pinthuna kettippadukkukayum cheytha sesham-naalu yuu.ezz. armi artilary battaaliyanukalum rund maraine baattarikalum-rund rejimentukaludeyum sheshikkunna gadakangal padinjaarottulla munnettathinulla thayyaareduppinaayi beachheadinu chuttum ethaan thudangi. juulai 6-nakam eee eakaagratha poortthiyaayi. athesamayam, nyoosilandinte neethrthwathilulla onnaam kambani, southu pasaphik skauttukal, theeranireekshakar ennivaril ninnulla gadakangal ulppedeyulla rahasyaanveshana sainikar praadhamika pravartthanangal aarambhichu.
puthiya georgian pracharanam aarambhikkunnathin munbu, munda pradeshathu 2,000 muthal 3,000 vare japanese udyogastharundennu sakhyakakshikalude rahasyaanveshana vibhaagam vilayiruthiyirunnu. yadhaarthathil 4,500 perr mundaye prathirodhikkunnundaayinu, athil 2,000 perr saamraajyathva japanese sainika udyogastharum bakkiyullavar saamraajyathva japanese navikasenayil ninnullavarumaayirunnu. kenal jenjiro hiraattayude neethrthwathil, 229-aamath kaalaalppada rejimentil ninnulla niravadhi battaaliyanukalum peeranki, enchineeyar, signalukal, medical support gadakangalum adangunnathaanu mundaye prathirodhikkunna japanese seena. eee sainikare mejar general minoru sasakkiyude thekkukizhakkan ditaachmentil ninnu verpeduthukayum juulai 13 muthal 229-aamm theeyathi 13-aamm infantry rejimentil ninnulla 1,300 sainikarumaayi shakthippeduthukayum cheythu, avar bairocoyil ninnu barj vazhi neengukayum avide ninnu 45-aamm infantry rejiment, randaam bataaliyan avare mochippikkukayum cheythu.
mundayilekku march cheyyuka.
juulai 4 nuu yuu.ezz. sainikar avarude munnettam aarambhikkunnathin munbu oru praadhamika neekkam nadatthi, ekadesham akaleyulla baric nadiyude theerathulla oru purappedalilekku march cheythu. athesamayam, nyoo jorjiyayude vadakkan theerathu, yuu enna oru shakti.ezz. munda paathayiloode japanese sainyathinte sanjaaram thadayunnathinulla shramathil naavikarum sainikarum arrie nankooratthil ethi. 172-aamm kappal juulai 6 nuu nadiyil athiyengilum ulnaadan paatha sweekaricha 169-aamm kappal japanese 229-aamm kaalaalppada rejimentil ninnulla oru kambani thadanjuvekkukayum juulai 8 vare nadiyil athaathirikkukayum cheythu. yuu.ezz. hesttarinte utharavanusarichu sainyam pittennu rendovayil ninnu 155 emm thokkukal upayogichu oru pothu akramanam aarambhichu. sananayile landing beechinum munda pooyintile lakshythinum edayilulla bhoopradesam pettennulla sameepanathin anukoolamaayirunnilla.ezz. athivegam ozhukunna aruvikalum aruvikalum kadannu paarakkettukalum aazhathilulla thaazhvarakalum niranja otta idungiya paathayiloodeyo idathoornna kaattiloodeyo sanjarikkunna sainikarude budhimuttu manassilakkunnathil aasoothrakar parajayappettu. munnerunna yuu.ezz. naavikasenaykku budhimuttu anubhavappedukayum japanese prathirodham vardhichathode avar idungiya munnaniyilekku nirbandhitharaakukayum cheythu.
munthookkathinulla shramathil, juulai 9 nuu, hesttar 172-aamm kaalaalppada rejimentinodu vadakkott oru vashathekku neengaan utharavittu, athesamayam 169-aamath kaalaalppada rejiment athinte munvashathe akramanam thudarnnu; kanatha peeranki, naavika vedivayppu pinthuna, vyomaakramanam enniva aakramanathe pinthunachenkilum, sasaki yuu. esine shariyaayi abhinandichu.ezz. commanderude uddeshyavum aakramanathodu vegathil prathikarikkukayum, vashathe neekkathe prathirodhikkaan sainyathe neekkukayum, athesamayam forwade eriyakalil japanese snippermaar marangalile kottakalil olippichu yuu. esinu nere vediyuthirkkukayum cheythu.ezz. minnal thokkukalillaatha sainikar. aaa divasam, 172-aamm nambar nettamundaakkiyappol 169-aamm nambarinu oru nilavaravum nedaan kazhinjilla.
juulai 11 aayappozhekkum, 172-aamath kaalaalppada rejimentine thekkott layanayilekku thirichuvidaan hesttar theerumaanichu, athesamayam 169-aamath munda paathayilekku avarude munnettam thudarnnu. juulai 1 nuu vaikunneram, rear admiral aaron ezz.-nte keezhil oru naavika task fozhsu. uchakazhinju irumbu thaazheyulla shabdam vitta merril, munnerunna sainikarkk munnil kaadu vrithiyaakkaan blanch chanalil ninnu 40 minitt bombaakramanatthinide 8,600 shellukal prayogichu; ithu aathyanthikamayi phalapradamallennu thelinju, yuu. esinu munnil oru myliladhikam vedivachu.ezz. suraksha kaaranangalal sainikar. pittennu, 172-aamm team avarude munnettam punaraarambhichenkilum parimithamaaya purogathi maathramaan nediyathu. vadakku ninnu munda paatha thadassappeduthaanulla sakhyakakshikalude sramangal parajayappettu, eee samayat japanese vilayil ninnu kappal kayattiya 16 baarjukalil ninnu shakthippeduthalukal irakkaan kazhinju; juulai 1 nuu slottiloode kooduthal shakthippeduthalukal neekkunnathinulla japanese pravartthanangal kolambangara naavika yudhathilekku nayichu.
juulai juulai yuu. esil ninnulla moonnu battaaliyanukal.ezz. munda-lambetti paathayude jangshanu abhimukhamaayi japanese sthaanangalkkethire 169-aamath infantry rejiment akramanam nadatthi. onnum randum battaaliyanukal thudakkathil akramanam nadathiyenkilum avar thadanju. adutha divasam, moonnaam bataaliyan, 169-aamm infantry rejiment, dive bomberukaludeyum peerankikaludeyum pinthunayulla niravadhi manikkoor poraattatthinu sesham, pinneedu "reinke ridge" ennu vilikkappedunna southu ridge nedi. juulai 13 nuu oru japanese bataaliyan 169-aamm, 172-aamm infantry rejimentukal thammilulla variyil oru vidavu kandethi, 172-aamm rejiment layanayilekku vazhithirichuvidukayum uyarnna groundinu chuttumulla american rejimentine vichedikkukayum cheythu. thudarnnu niravadhi divasangalilaayi avar aavarthichulla prathyaakramanangalkk vidheyaraavukayum aadya divasam maathram nooriladhikam perr kollappedukayum cheythu. chathuppiloode thallaanum japanese mortar fireinu keezhilakanum budhimuttaayathinethudar juulai 13 nuu lianayil 172-aamm team oduvil avarude lakshyathilethi. avar kadaltheerathu athiyappozhekkum rejimentinu vellathinteyum saadhanangaludeyum kuravundaayirunnu. pittennu, vitharana lineukal kuraykkunnathinum 172-maayi bandhippicha 103-aamm infantry rejimentaaya moonnaam battaliyanil ninnu shakthippeduthalukalum konduvarunathinumulla shramathil lianayil randaamathe landing nadatthi.
169-aamm katt oof vareyulla shramangalude bhaagamaayi yuu.ezz. 118-aamathe armi enchineeyarmaar, munbu sananayil ninnu oru track thalliya sesham, barrick nadiye bandhippikkukayum 169-aamathe lainukalilekku oru jeep trial oodikkukayum cheythu. eee shramathiludaneelam japanese sainyam buldozer oopparettarmaare upadravichu. oru antitank kambani storukal eee paathayude thalayilekku maattiyirunnuvenkilum juulai 14 aayappozhekkum athu kuravaayirunnu. vitharana sahacharyam laghookarikkunnathinaayi, 169-aam nambarinu juulai 14 nuu parachute vazhi saadhanangal labhichu. pittennu, 145-aamath infantry rejimentinte oru bataaliyan 37-aamath infantry divisionil ninnu verpeduthiya balaprayogamaayi sananayilethi. athe divasam thanne, munnerunna yuu.ezz. pill boxukal, bankarukal, faitting positionukal ennivayude oru nira ulkkollunna, bharam kuranjathum bhaarameriyathumaaya mesheen gannukal, mortaarukal, vividha kaalibarukalulla parvatha thokkukal enniva pinthunaykkunna, sainikar japanese pradhana prathirodha lainilethi. eee samayamaayappozhekkum amerikkakkaaril palarum vayarilakkam anubhavichirunnu. poratta sammarddathinte sambhavangal vardhikkaan thudangiyathode agniprathirodham kuranju.
eee samayat, yuu.ezz. munda pidichedukkaan ekopitha aakramanathinu commandermar padhathikal thayyarakkukayum kooduthal shakthippeduthalukal abhyarthikkukayum cheythu. ennaal, peerankikalil ninnum vyomaakramanangalil ninnum amerikkakkar vaangaan sramichathum 169-aamm noottaandil ninnu mochanam nedunnathinaayi layanaykkum sanaanaykkum edayilulla chila pathakal surakshithamakkaan lakshyamitulla cheria munnettangalum thayyaareduppukalkku samayamedukkum. eee samayathaan, onpathaam defense battaliyanil ninnulla aarr yunaittad stetts maraine corps taankukal mundayilekku munnerunna sainikare shakthippeduthiyath. juulai 16-oode iva praabalyatthil vannu. rund divasathe pooraattatthil kuranjathu naalu taankukalenkilum avarude kaalaalppadayude pinthunayil ninnu ottappedukayum kanthika khanikalulla japanese kaalaalppadayude aakramanathinu vidheyamaakukayum cheythu.
anantharafalangal.
yuu.ezz. sainikarude parimithamaaya poraattaanubhavavum parichayamillaattha yuu. esinte mosham neethrthwavum kaaranam akramanam cheria nettangal undaakki.ezz. sainika udyogasthar, nyoo jorjiyayile kadinamaaya bhoopradesavum saahacharyangalum, japanese phalapradamaaya prathirodha nadapadikalum. yuu. kalkkidayile naashanashtangal.ezz. 43-aamm divisionil 90 perr kollappedukayum 636 perkku parikkelkkukayum cheythu; koodaathe 1,000 pere asukham moolam ozhippichu. yuu.ezz. sainikarkk asaadhaaranamaamvidham uyarnna thothilulla poratta sammarda prathikaranangal anubhavapettu. yudhathe vishakalanam cheyyumbol, charitrakaaranaaya saamuval elooyat morrison, oru landing saittayi sanana thiranjedutthathu oru thettaanennum 172-aamath kaalaalppada rejimentine thekkott ayaykkanulla hesttarinte theerumaanavum athuvazhi 169-aamath thurannukaattiyathum thettayi kanakkakkappettuvennum vilayiruthi.
aadya drive yuu. esinu "parimithamaaya thanthraparamaaya purogathi" ykku kaaranamaakumenn rachayithaav maarkk sttille ezhuthunnu.ezz. sakthikal. dedd loock takarkkaan, yuu.ezz. nyoo jorjiyayile command ghadana punasamghadippichu. sthithigathikal parishodhichu gwadalkanaalile admiral vilyam halsic report cheytha sesham yuu.ezz. juulai 15 ardharaathriyil eee chumatala etteduthukondu corps commander griswold feeldil mothatthilulla command ettedukkaan ethi. hesttar thante divishante command nilanirtthiyappol, 169-aamath infantry rejimentinte rejimental commander-kenal joonn eesan-addehathinte commandle ninnu mochithanaayi, pakaram 145-aamath infantry rejimentile kenal temple holland vannu. 169-aamm bataaliyan commandermaaril oraaleyum mochippichu. athesamayam, 161-aamath infantry rejimentil ninnulla (25-aamath infantry divisionil ninnu verpeduthiya) vitharanavum shakthippeduthalum, athupole pathaamatthe defense battaliyanil ninnulla taankukalum gwadalkanaalil ninnum russell dveepukalil ninnum corps thalatthilulla aakramanathinulla thayyaareduppinaayi ayachu. ithu aarambhikkunnathin munbu, juulai 17 nuu vilayil ninnu ethiya sainikabalangal upayogichu japanese oru thirichadikkal nadatthi, ithu mundayile sakhyasenaye thaalkkaalikamaayi nirtthi. eee sramam parajayappettathinushesham, august aadyam munda pooyint yudhathil amerikkakkar airfield surakshithamaakki.

