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.

Aliases (13)

Guadalcanal Campaign ×29
Guadalcanal campaign ×11
Solomon Islands campaign ×10
Allied defensive perimeter on Guadalcanal ×1
Battle for 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
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ×1

Statements (49)

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