Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Minoru Sasaki

Battles of Minoru Sasaki

Japanese general (1893–1961)

Minoru Sasaki is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1943: 10 battles and 3 campaigns, all in present-day Solomon Islands. Taken in date order, the sites lie 796 km apart end to end, 66 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (12).

Landings on RendovaBattle of Viru HarborBattle of EnogaiDrive on Munda PointNew Georgia counterattackBattle of BairokoBattle of Munda PointBattle of Arundel IslandSolomon Islands CampaignNew Georgia CampaignBattle of Wickham AnchorageLand Battle of Vella LavellaRaid on ChoiseulSolomon Islands CampaignNew Georgia CampaignBattle of Wickham AnchorageLand Battle of Vella LavellaRaid on ChoiseulGizo200 km8.175S, 158.217E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1943: 12 engagements12 in 194319421943
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Solomon Islands Campaign, 1942New Georgia Campaign, 1943Battle of Wickham Anchorage, 1943Landings on Rendova, 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, 1943Raid on Choiseul, 194319421943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon IslandsAllied victory
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands293 km WAllied victory
30 June 1943Battle of Wickham AnchorageVangunu, Solomon Islands84 km EAmerican victory
1943Landings on RendovaNew Georgia, Solomon Islands82 km NWAllied victory
1 July 1943Battle of Viru HarborNew Georgia, Solomon Islands38 km SEAmerican 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
1943Raid on ChoiseulChoiseul Island, Solomon Islands95 km NIndecisive

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.