1942 ⟶ US Forces Invade Guadalcanal, Starting the Guadalcanal Campaign

Operation Watchtower begins the Guadalcanal Campaign as Amer...
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1943

🏝️ US Forces Invade Guadalcanal, Starting the Guadalcanal Campaign

Operation Watchtower begins the Guadalcanal Campaign as American forces invade Gavutu, Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Tanambogo in the Solomon Islands.⟶
US Forces Invade Guadalcanal, Starting the Guadalcanal Campaign (1942)
Pacific TheaterGuadalcanalSolomon IslandsUS MarinesIsland HoppingOperation WatchtowerNaval BattlesJapanese Forces

🇺🇸 US Forces Push Japanese from Guadalcanal

American army moves to shove Japanese off the extreme western end of Guadalcanal.⟶
GuadalcanalPacific TheaterUS ArmyJapanese OffensiveIsland HoppingWorld War II

🇯🇵 Japanese Continue Fighting on Guadalcanal, Abandon New Guinea Campaign

Japanese continue their fight in western Guadalcanal; they now seem to have given up completely on the New Guinea campaign.⟶
Japanese Continue Fighting on Guadalcanal, Abandon New Guinea Campaign (1943)
GuadalcanalPacific TheaterJapanese StrategyNew Guinea CampaignIsland HoppingMilitary OperationsSolomon Islands

✅ Guadalcanal Secured

Guadalcanal is finally secured; it is the first major achievement of the American offensive in the Pacific war.⟶
Guadalcanal Secured (1943)
GuadalcanalPacific TheaterUS MarinesJapanese ArmySolomon IslandsVictoryAmerican OffensiveWorld War IIIsland Hopping

🪖 US and Canadian Forces Invade Attu Island

American and Canadian troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.⟶
US and Canadian Forces Invade Attu Island (1943)
Pacific TheaterAleutian Islandsisland hoppinginvasionmilitary operationsCanada

🏝️ US Marines Land at Segi Point, Beginning New Georgia Campaign

Operation Cartwheel opens with landings by the United States 4th Marine Raider Battalion at Segi Point on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, beginning the New Georgia Campaign. It will not be secured until August.⟶
US Marines Land at Segi Point, Beginning New Georgia Campaign (1943)
Pacific TheaterIsland HoppingNew Georgia CampaignUS MarinesOperation CartwheelSolomon Islandsmilitary campaign