Guadalcanal campaign
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guadalcanal-campaign-205-18893457
title:
Guadalcanal campaign
text:
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. On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly United States Marines, landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida Island in the southern Solomo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. military campaign in World War II
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign
date created:
2001-06-11T08:56:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:52:05Z
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13
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