The Maine landings on Guadalcanal were the first American offensive operations of the war. By establishing the airbase at Henderson Field, it provided a foothold in the Solomon Island chain that provided the basis for the Island Hopping campaigns mapped out by the Plan Orange strategy to retake the Pacific.
The battle of Guadalcanal happened at Guadalcanal! The island of Guadalcanal is in the Solomon islands archipelago in the pacific, just northwest of Australia. Guadalcanal is the island closest to Australia, and it is the largest.
Anschluss Sitzkrieg Guadalcanal D-Day
Normandy landings happened on 1944-06-06.
The Germans were not prepared for where the landings happened.The Germans were not prepared for where the landings happened.
before iwo jima
The only time the "issue was in doubt" was at Tarawa. The only way defenders could successfully repel an amphibious landings, was, it they controlled the surrounding seas. Another words, if the IJN defeated the USN in the waters surrounding the islands (such as at (for example) Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc.) then they could repel the landings. Bottom line: No control of the sea; No repelling of forces. Which is exactly why those sea battles off Guadalcanal were so ferocious.
The battle of Guadalcanal happened at Guadalcanal! The island of Guadalcanal is in the Solomon islands archipelago in the pacific, just northwest of Australia. Guadalcanal is the island closest to Australia, and it is the largest.
Guadalcanal Province was created in 1981.
Guadalcanal Province's population is 60,275.
Guadalcanal Honeyeater was created in 1929.
Guadalcanal was primarily a series of naval battles lasting 6 months. Japan lost the battle for Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal.
The area of Guadalcanal Province is 5,336 square kilometers.
Guadalcanal Diary - band - was created in 1981.
Guadalcanal Diary - book - was created in 1942.
The Battle Of Guadalcanal happened from August 7, 1942- February 1942
The duration of Guadalcanal Diary - film - is 1.55 hours.