The Solomons Campaigns, 1942–1943

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Solomons_Campaigns,_1942–1943

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	tens of thousands
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:conflict	naval warfare amphibious warfare jungle warfare
gptkbp:endDate	1943
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:New_Georgia_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Solomons Campaigns, 1942–1943
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Japan gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkbp:mainIslands	gptkb:Santa_Cruz_Islands gptkb:New_Georgia gptkb:Bougainville Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr. gptkb:Admiral_Gunichi_Mikawa Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher Admiral Richmond K. Turner General Alexander Vandegrift
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Operation_Watchtower gptkb:Operation_Ke gptkb:Tokyo_Express gptkb:Evacuation_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:objective	control of Solomon Islands
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	turning point in Pacific War
gptkbp:startDate	1942
gptkbp:strategicImportance	prevented Japanese expansion to Australia secured Allied lines of communication
gptkbp:theatreWork	Pacific Ocean theater South West Pacific theater
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_D._McGee
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7