Battle of Guadalcanal

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World War II battle battle military campaign

The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific where Allied forces fought to halt Japanese expansion and secure strategic control of the Solomon Islands.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Guadalcanal Campaign	71
Battle of Guadalcanal canonical	43
Guadalcanal campaign	29
Solomon Islands campaign	10
Battle for Guadalcanal	2
Allied defensive perimeter on Guadalcanal	1
Battle for Henderson Field	1
Battle of Edson's Ridge	1
Battle of Guadalcanal (landings on Guadalcanal)	1
Battle of the Tenaru	1
Guadalcanal March	1
Guadalcanal campaign (early stages, support)	1
Guadalcanal landings	1
Imperial Japanese Army operations on Guadalcanal	1
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign Operation Watchtower ⓘ
belligerent	Allies of World War II ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
conflictOf	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Australia ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1943-02-09 ⓘ
front	South West Pacific Area ⓘ
involvedForceType	air forces ⓘ ground forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ
location	Guadalcanal ⓘ British Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ surface form: Solomon Islands
namedAfter	Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ Battle of Rennell Island ⓘ Battle of Savo Island ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableUnit	1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ surface form: US Navy
opposingCommander	Alexander Vandegrift ⓘ Harukichi Hyakutake ⓘ Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ Nobutake Kondō ⓘ William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
partOf	Pacific War ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solomon Islands campaign
primaryTarget	Henderson Field ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
significance	first major Allied offensive against Japan in World War II ⓘ turning point in the Pacific War ⓘ weakened Japanese naval and air strength ⓘ
startDate	1942-08-07 ⓘ
strategicObjective	halt Japanese expansion in the Pacific ⓘ protect sea lines of communication between the United States and Australia ⓘ secure control of the Solomon Islands ⓘ
territorialChange	Allied forces captured and held Guadalcanal ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

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