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28th October 1943 - Raid on Choiseul, The Raid on Choiseul was a small unit engagement that occurred from October 28 to November 3, 1943, during the Solomon Islands campaign. United States Marines from the 2nd Parachute Battalion, led by Lt Col. Victor "Brute" Krulak, landed on Japanese occupied Choiseul in the northern Solomon Islands and carried out raids on Japanese army and navy forces over a 40 kilometer (25 mi) area over the course of seven days.

The raid was meant to divert Japanese attention from the planned Allied landings on the west coast of Bougainville at Empress Augusta Bay. Instead, the Allies hoped that the raid would cause the Japanese to believe the landings would be on the east side of Bougainville. The ultimate impact of the raid on the Japanese response to the Allied Bougainville landings is unclear. Some historians assert that the raid was successful at diverting Japanese attention while other historians take a contrary position.

In this picture, a dinghy filled with men of the 2nd Parachute Battalion use the cover of darkness to sneak past Japanese troops