Kawaguchi Detachment

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The Kawaguchi Detachment was a Japanese Imperial Army force led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi that fought in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II, most notably in a major night assault against U.S. Marine positions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army unit
military detachment
allegiance Imperial Japanese Army
commander Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED
composition artillery elements
infantry units
support troops
conflict Guadalcanal Campaign
World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
engagement Battle of Edson's Ridge
faced 1st Marine Division
historicalEra Second World War
linked to: World War II
locationOfActivity Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
militaryBranch Japanese Army
namedAfter Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED
notableFor night assault against U.S. Marine positions on Guadalcanal
objective recapture Henderson Field
opponent United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf Seventeenth Army
result defeat at Battle of Edson's Ridge
role offensive ground force
strategicSignificance failed attempt to drive U.S. forces from Guadalcanal
theater Pacific War
timePeriod 1942
typeOfOperation night assault
usedTactics frontal assault
jungle infiltration

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Lunga Ridge attackedBy Kawaguchi Detachment