Operation Watchtower

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World War II battle amphibious invasion military operation

Operation Watchtower was the Allied amphibious invasion of Guadalcanal and nearby islands in 1942, marking the first major offensive against Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → amphibious invasion → military operation →
airfieldName	Henderson Field →
alsoKnownAs	Guadalcanal Campaign →
belligerent	Allies → Empire of Japan →
campaign	Solomon Islands campaign →
codenameUser	United States Navy →
commander	Alexander Vandegrift → Frank Jack Fletcher → Richmond K. Turner →
commanderOpposing	Harukichi Hyakutake → Isoroku Yamamoto →
conflict	World War II →
endDate	1943-02-09 →
forceType	amphibious landing force →
includedBattle	Battle for Henderson Field → Battle of Edson's Ridge → Battle of the Tenaru →
includedNavalBattle	Battle of Savo Island → Battle of Tassafaronga → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal →
involvedCountry	Australia → Japan → New Zealand → United States →
involvedUnit	1st Marine Division (United States) → Royal Australian Navy units → U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet elements →
location	Florida Islands → Guadalcanal → Solomon Islands → Tulagi →
objective	deny Japan use of air and sea lines of communication between the U.S. and Australia → establish Allied base for further offensive operations in the Pacific → seize Guadalcanal airfield →
partOf	Pacific Theater of World War II →
primaryOpponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
result	Allied victory →
significance	first major Allied offensive against Japan in the Pacific Theater → halted Japanese expansion in the South Pacific → shifted strategic initiative to the Allies in the Pacific → turning point in the Pacific War →
startDate	1942-08-07 →
theater	Pacific Ocean → South Pacific →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Guadalcanal →	alsoKnownAs
Cactus →	associatedOperation
World War II →	hasPart