Bloody Ridge battlefield

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Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
historic battlefield
military historic site
alsoKnownAs Edson’s Ridge battlefield
Lunga Ridge battlefield
associatedWith Allied forces in World War II
Japan
Pacific War
United States
attackedBy Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade
category World War II battlefields
military history of the Solomon Islands
commemorates U.S. and Japanese soldiers killed in battle
conflict World War II
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
dateOfEvent 1942-09-12
1942-09-13
defendedBy 1st Marine Raider Battalion
1st Parachute Battalion (USMC)
hasCurrentUse tourist attraction
war memorial site
hasHeritageStatus historic site
hasMemorial monuments to Battle of Bloody Ridge
hasTerrainFeature jungle
ridge
steep slopes
locatedIn Guadalcanal
Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
near Henderson Field
notableEvent Battle of Bloody Ridge
Battle of Edson’s Ridge
notableFor intense close-quarters combat
key American defensive victory
pivotal role in securing Henderson Field
partOf Guadalcanal campaign
Honiara area
Solomon Islands campaign
region Melanesia
strategicImportance control of Guadalcanal air operations
defense of Henderson Field
timePeriod 1942
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army
United States Marine Corps

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Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites hasPart Bloody Ridge battlefield
Bloody Ridge battlefield alsoKnownAs Edson’s Ridge battlefield
linked to: Bloody Ridge battlefield
Bloody Ridge battlefield alsoKnownAs Lunga Ridge battlefield
linked to: Bloody Ridge battlefield