Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Minoru Sasaki

Battles of Minoru Sasaki

Japanese general (1893–1961)

Minoru Sasaki is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas in 1943: 10 battles, all in present-day Solomon Islands. Taken in date order, the sites lie 334 km apart end to end, 37 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (7), World War II (2).

Battle of Viru HarborBattle of EnogaiDrive on Munda PointNew Georgia counterattackBattle of Arundel IslandNew Georgia CampaignBattle of Wickham AnchorageBattle of BairokoBattle of Munda PointLand Battle of Vella LavellaNew Georgia CampaignBattle of Wickham AnchorageBattle of BairokoBattle of Munda PointLand Battle of Vella LavellaHoniaraGizo200 km8.238S, 157.345E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 10 engagements10 in 194319431943
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

New Georgia Campaign, 1943Battle of Wickham Anchorage, 1943Battle of Viru Harbor, 1943Battle of Enogai, 1943Drive on Munda Point, 1943New Georgia counterattack, 1943Battle of Bairoko, 1943Battle of Munda Point, 1943Battle of Arundel Island, 1943Land Battle of Vella Lavella, 194319431943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon IslandsAllied victory
30 June 1943Battle of Wickham AnchorageVangunu, Solomon Islands84 km EAmerican victory
1 July 1943Battle of Viru HarborNew Georgia, Solomon Islands45 km NWAmerican victory
1943Battle of EnogaiNew Georgia, Solomon Islands38 km NWAmerican victory
1943Drive on Munda PointNew Georgia, Solomon Islands0 km NJapanese victory
1943New Georgia counterattackNew Georgia, Solomon Islands0 km NAllied victory
20 July 1943Battle of BairokoNew Georgia, Solomon Islands25 km WJapanese victory
1943Battle of Munda PointNew Georgia, Solomon Islands25 km EAmerican victory
27 August 1943Battle of Arundel IslandSolomon Islands41 km WAmerican victory
6 October 1943Land Battle of Vella LavellaVella Lavella, Solomon Islands76 km NWAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.