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- Battle_of_Ratsua abstract "The Battle of Ratsua occurred during the Second World War and involved Australian and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific theatre, the battle took place in the northern sector of Bougainville between June and August 1945. Following the failed landing by Australian forces at Porton Plantation in early June, the fighting around Ratsua essentially became a containment action for the Australians as they concentrated their efforts upon driving south towards Buin, which was the main centre of Japanese resistance on the island at the time. As a result, the situation around Ratsua remained largely static until the end of hostilities in mid-August 1945.".