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Guadalcanal is one of a chain of Islands called the Solomon Islands. The chain runs generally northwest-southeast a few hundred miles northeast of Australia, and the chain of islands is about six hundred miles long. Today the Solomons are a semi-independent nation, but at that time they were a British colony.
The reason the US decided to invade Guadalcanal was that the Japanese, who had captured the Solomon Islands, were building an airfield on the Island. If they got it finished, they would be able to bomb northern Australia from it. They would also be able to attack ships carrying men and supplies to Australia.
Guadalcanal is a fairly big island. Its about eighty miles long and more than thirty miles wide. When the US attacked, they landed close to the unfinished Japanese airfield, and quickly captured it. The US made no effort to secure the entire island, to clear the whole island of Japanese troops. The US was really not ready to begin offensive operations in the war yet, and the Guadalcanal operation was launched on a hurried and poorly planned and supplied basis. All the US tried to do was to hold a perimeter about ten miles wide and ten miles deep, centered around the airfield, which was near the southern coast of Guadalcanal. The US quickly finished the airfield and put it in operation. The Japanese soon landed reinforcing troops, and attacked the American perimeter. This was the pattern for the next six months. Instead of waiting until they had a large force built up, as soon as Japanese reinforcements landed, they would make their way to the American perimeter and attack. After about six months the Japanese gave up and evacuated their surviving troops.
There were some long range patrols by Marine Raiders outside the perimeter, and a few other actions fought outside, but most of the fighting on the island involved Japanese attacks on the US defensive perimeter.
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∙ 15y agoGuadalcanal is a volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean in the Solomon Islands. It is located west of Australia on the eastern edge of the Coral Sea and southeast of New Guinea.
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∙ 15y agoAugust 7, 1942 to February 7, 1943.
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Where did the battle of Guadalcanal happened?
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.
Who took control of guadalcanal in the Battle of Midway?
The Battle of Guadalcanal was an entirely different battle from the Battle of Midway and did not occur until two months after Midway.
What countries was in the battle of guadalcanal?
Japan and the United States.
What major battle came after midway?
The Guadalcanal campaign.
How did the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Guadalcanal change the course of the war in the Pacific?
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Where did the battle of Guadalcanal happened?
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.
When was the battle of Guadalcanal?
The Battle Of Guadalcanal happened from August 7, 1942- February 1942
How won japan in guadalcanal BATTLE?
Guadalcanal was primarily a series of naval battles lasting 6 months. Japan lost the battle for Guadalcanal.
When did Naval Battle of Guadalcanal happen?
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal happened on 1942-11-15.
Who took control of guadalcanal in the Battle of Midway?
The Battle of Guadalcanal was an entirely different battle from the Battle of Midway and did not occur until two months after Midway.
What are facts about the battle of guadalcanal?
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What battle did the Sullivan brothers died?
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Which battle in World War 2 occured in the Solomon islands?
Guadalcanal. Then later Choiseul and Cape Gloucester. There were several large Naval Battles, including the Naval battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Savo Island, and one of the four great carrier battles of 1942, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
What is a description for the battle of Guadalcanal?
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Was the Japanese involved in the battle of Guadalcanal?
Yes, the battle of Guadalcanal was fought between the Allies and the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War Two.
What aircraft carrier battle was held Southwest of Guadalcanal?
The Battle of the Coral Sea.
In which Pacific battle did the Japanese realize they had to neutralize Henderson Field?
Battle of Guadalcanal.
