Guadalcanal campaign
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.
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Guadalcanal campaign
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.
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A Batalha de Guadalcanal, tamb ...... ando a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Bitva o Guadalcanal probíhala ...... doby zdáli být neporazitelní.
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De Slag om Guadalcanal, ook be ...... n, landoorlog, luchtgevechten)
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Guadalcanalgo Kanpaina Bigarre ...... r izan zuten 1945eko abuztuan.
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Kampanye Guadalkanal atau dike ...... n berakhirnya Perang Dunia II.
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La Batalla de Guadalcanal, tam ...... r-se, en canvi, en la defensa.
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La Campaña de Guadalcanal, tam ...... ocó en estrategias defensivas.
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La bataille de Guadalcanal, ég ...... de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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La campagna di Guadalcanal, no ...... della seconda guerra mondiale.
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Slaget om Guadalcanal, också k ...... slutet av andra världskriget.
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29 ships lost including 2 fleet carriers, 6 cruisers, and 14 destroyers.
4 captured
615 aircraft lost
7,100 dead
7,789+ wounded
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1942-08-07
1943-02-09
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* Beginning of Allied offensive operations in the Pacific
* Japanese success ofOperation Ke
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36,200 men (ground forces)
60,000+ men (ground forces)
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United States Marines rest in the field during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Army: 19,200 dead, of whom 8,500 were killed in combat
1,000 captured
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Fiji
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Solomon Islands
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Guadalcanal campaign
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the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater of World War II
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Allied victory
* Japanese succ ...... sive operations in the Pacific
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A Batalha de Guadalcanal, tamb ...... xto da Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Bitva o Guadalcanal probíhala ...... ostroví Šalomounových ostrovů.
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De Slag om Guadalcanal, ook be ...... echten en een aantal primeurs:
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Guadalcanalgo Kanpaina Bigarre ...... r izan zuten 1945eko abuztuan.
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Kampanye Guadalkanal atau dike ...... tu terhadap Kekaisaran Jepang.
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La Batalla de Guadalcanal, tam ...... multàniament les , Tulagi, i .
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La Campaña de Guadalcanal, tam ...... uerzas del Imperio del Japón.
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La bataille de Guadalcanal, ég ...... iées contre l'empire du Japon.
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La campagna di Guadalcanal, no ...... antenuto l'iniziativa bellica.
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Slaget om Guadalcanal, också k ...... lierade mot Japanska imperiet.
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Bataille de Guadalcanal
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Batalha de Guadalcanal
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Batalo de Guadalcanal
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Bitva o Guadalcanal
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Campagna di Guadalcanal
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Campanya de Guadalcanal
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Campaña de Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal campaign
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Guadalcanalgo Kanpaina
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Kampanye Guadalkanal
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