Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal)

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Operation Ke was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s successful early 1943 operation to secretly evacuate its remaining forces from Guadalcanal, effectively conceding the island to Allied control in the Pacific War.

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instanceOf evacuation operation
military operation
naval operation
alsoKnownAs Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal)
surface form: Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal
belligerent Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
codeName Kogo Sakusen
surface form: Ke-gō Sakusen
commandedBy Gunichi Mikawa
Isoroku Yamamoto
conflict Pacific War
World War II
surface form: Second World War
consequence Guadalcanal conceded to Allied control
end of major ground combat on Guadalcanal
shift of Japanese defensive line in the South Pacific
strengthening of Allied position in Solomon Islands
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
date February 1943
January 1943
endTime 1943-02-07
followedBy Northern Solomons campaign
surface form: Allied New Georgia campaign
hasObjective denial of Allied awareness of evacuation
evacuation of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal
location Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
notableAspect Allies initially misinterpreted operation as Japanese reinforcement attempt
conducted under cover of feigned reinforcement
one of the few large-scale successful sea evacuations under enemy air superiority in WWII
numberOfTroopsEvacuated approximately 10000
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
opponent Allied forces
Royal Australian Navy
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf Solomon Islands campaign
surface form: Guadalcanal campaign
precededBy Battle for Henderson Field
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
result Allied tactical victory on Guadalcanal confirmed
Japanese evacuation successful
Japanese strategic withdrawal from Guadalcanal
startTime 1943-01-14
strategy deception
nighttime destroyer operations
supportedBy Imperial Japanese Army
theater Solomon Islands campaign
South West Pacific Area
uses Tokyo Express destroyer transport runs

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Battle of Rennell Island followedBy Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal)
Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal) alsoKnownAs Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal)
subject surface form: Operation Ke
this entity surface form: Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal