Battle of Guadalcanal

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
battle
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Guadalcanal Campaign
Operation Watchtower
belligerent Allies of World War II
Empire of Japan
casualties heavy on both sides
conflictOf World War II
countryInvolved Australia
Japan
New Zealand
United States
endDate 1943-02-09
front South West Pacific Area
involvedForceType air forces
ground forces
naval forces
location Guadalcanal
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
US Navy
opposingCommander Alexander Vandegrift
Harukichi Hyakutake
Isoroku Yamamoto
Nobutake Kondō
William Halsey Jr.
partOf Pacific War
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 Ocean theater of World War II

Referenced by (80)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1st Marine Division
1st Marine Division (United States)
1st Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
8th Marines
British Solomon Islands Protectorate ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
The Old Breed
U.S. Army Americal Division ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
William Halsey Jr. ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
William Halsey Jr. ("Battle for Guadalcanal")
notableBattle
1st Battalion, 7th Marines
1st Tank Battalion
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
7th Marine Regiment
Combined Fleet ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Combined Fleet ("Solomon Islands campaign")
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
USS Enterprise (CV-6) ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Yorktown class ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
notableEngagement
Alexander Vandegrift ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Cactus Air Force ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Imperial Japanese Army
Nobutake Kondō ("Guadalcanal campaign")
conflict
Battle of Guadalcanal ("Solomon Islands campaign")
Battle of Savo Island ("Guadalcanal campaign")
Cactus ("Allied defensive perimeter on Guadalcanal")
Henderson Field ("Guadalcanal campaign")
Tulagi ("Solomon Islands campaign")
partOf
Pacific War ("Guadalcanal campaign")
Pacific War ("Solomon Islands campaign")
South West Pacific Area ("Solomon Islands campaign")
World War II
hasPart
Operation Watchtower ("Battle of the Tenaru")
Operation Watchtower ("Battle of Edson's Ridge")
Operation Watchtower ("Battle for Henderson Field")
includedBattle
11th Marine Regiment
Pacific Ocean Areas ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
South Pacific Area command ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
notableOperation
Harukichi Hyakutake ("Solomon Islands campaign")
Harukichi Hyakutake ("Guadalcanal campaign")
Isoroku Yamamoto ("Solomon Islands campaign")
participantIn
Takeo Kurita ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
USS Chicago ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
USS Yorktown (CV-5) ("Guadalcanal campaign (early stages, support)")
participatedIn
Battle of Guadalcanal ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Operation Watchtower ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
alsoKnownAs
Henderson Field ("Solomon Islands campaign")
Red Beach
associatedWith
Operation Watchtower ("Solomon Islands campaign")
USS Walke (DD-416) ("Guadalcanal campaign")
campaign
Imperial Japanese Navy ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Imperial Japanese Navy ("Solomon Islands campaign")
engagedIn
New Zealand forces ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
engagedInBattle
2nd Marine Tank Battalion
Marine Raiders ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
engagement
Cactus ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
associatedCampaign
USS Saratoga ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
battle
5th Marine Regiment
battleHonors
The Pacific ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
depictsEvent
The Pacific
featuresBattle
Battle of Midway ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
followedBy
Guadalcanal Province ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
hasHistoricalEvent
Red Beach ("Guadalcanal landings")
hasHistoricalSignificance
World War II battles
hasNotableBattle
Guadalcanal
historicalEvent
Operation Watchtower ("Naval Battle of Guadalcanal")
includedNavalBattle
Guadalcanal ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
knownFor
United States Armed Forces in World War II ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
majorOperation
Richard Rodgers ("Guadalcanal March")
notableWork
Cartwheel ("Guadalcanal campaign")
precededBy
Invasion of Rabaul ("Guadalcanal campaign")
relatedOperation
Imperial General Headquarters
significantEvent
Battle of Tulagi ("Battle of Guadalcanal (landings on Guadalcanal)")
simultaneousWith
Florida Islands ("Guadalcanal campaign")
strategicImportance
Ironbottom Sound ("Guadalcanal campaign")
usedDuringCampaign
Mitsubishi A6M Zero ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
usedInBattle
8th Marines ("Guadalcanal campaign")
worldWarIICampaign
Solomon Islands ("Guadalcanal Campaign")
WWIIBattleSite

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