Guadalcanal Campaign
The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and code-named Operation Watchtower, originally applying only to an operation to take the island of Tulagi, by Allied 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 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 code-named Operation Watchtower, originally applying only to an operation to take the island of Tulagi, by Allied 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 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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De Slag om Guadalcanal, ook be ...... Pacific handelt over de slag.
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Die Schlacht um Guadalcanal wa ...... eibenden Mittel der Gegenwehr.
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... della seconda guerra mondiale.
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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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The Guadalcanal Campaign, also ...... r and the end of World War II.
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Walki o Guadalcanal – walki tr ...... zupliły jej potencjał wojenny.
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Битва за Гуадалканал (Гуадалка ...... иков от обороны к наступлению.
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حملة جوادالكانال أو معركة جواد ...... فاء ضد الامبراطورية اليابانية.
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29 ships lost
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
Strategic Allied victory
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36,200 men (ground forces)
60,000 men (ground forces)
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A Batalha de Guadalcanal, tamb ...... xto da Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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De Slag om Guadalcanal, ook be ...... Pacific handelt over de slag.
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Die Schlacht um Guadalcanal wa ...... n Namen Ironbottom Sound (Eise
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... antenuto l'iniziativa bellica.
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La Campaña de Guadalcanal, tam ...... fuerzas del Imperio del Japón.
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La bataille de Guadalcanal, ég ...... iées contre l'Empire du Japon.
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The Guadalcanal Campaign, also ...... s against the Empire of Japan.
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Walki o Guadalcanal – walki tr ...... zupliły jej potencjał wojenny.
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Битва за Гуадалканал (Гуадалка ...... омоновы острова и вокруг него.
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حملة جوادالكانال أو معركة جواد ...... فاء ضد الامبراطورية اليابانية.
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Bataille de Guadalcanal
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Batalha de Guadalcanal
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Campagna di Guadalcanal
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Campaña de Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal Campaign
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Schlacht um Guadalcanal
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Slag om Guadalcanal
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Walki o Guadalcanal
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Битва за Гуадалканал
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حملة جوادالكانال
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