Solomon Islands Campaign

The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War during World War II. The campaign began with the Japanese seizure of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville, in the Territory of New Guinea, during the first six months of 1942. Japanese troops subsequently began the construction of several naval and air bases in the area. Japan's initial goals were to protect the flank of their ongoing offensive in New Guinea, establish a security barrier for the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain, and construct bases from which they could interdict supply lines between the Allied powers of the United States and Australia and New Zealand.

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1942 — 1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military campaign, 

Akatsuki, Makigumo, Takanami, Teruzuki, USS Astoria, USS Colhoun, 

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Location: -9.4667, 159.8167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1945 Solomon Islands Campaign

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1943-02-09T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Guadalcanal campaign

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1942-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of the Tenaru

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1942-09-14T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge

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1942-10-26T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle for Henderson Field

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1942 Matanikau Offensive

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1942 Battle of Tassafaronga

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1943-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

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Captured japanese soldiers on Ilangana Peninsula

NisshinBougainville

Solomon Savo BattleChart

Munda Airfield

Interstate TDR-1 assault drone being prepared for an attack circa in September 1944

Rendova approach

US Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 in Ironbottom Sound in early 1944

BougKoromokinaMarines

VMF-222 ground echelon arrived at Vella from Munda on 13 Oct.1943; VMF-222 flight echelon relieved VMF-223's at Vella on 18 Nov. and departed 23 Dec.

Air search radar on Rendova c1944

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1978	Solomon Islands	archipelagic state, sovereign state, Commonwealth realm, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Solomon Islands Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Guadalcanal campaign	United States, Empire of Japan, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Tenaru	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Edson's Ridge	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle for Henderson Field	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Matanikau Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tassafaronga	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	United States, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Akatsuki	destroyer, Akatsuki-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Makigumo	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Takanami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Teruzuki	Akizuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Astoria	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Atlanta	light cruiser, Atlanta-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Barton	destroyer, Benson-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Colhoun	Wickes-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Northampton	heavy cruiser, Northampton-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Serpens	liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Captured japanese soldiers on Ilangana Peninsula		Commons
commons	image		NisshinBougainville		Commons
commons	image		Solomon Savo BattleChart		Commons
commons	image		Munda Airfield		Commons
commons	image		Interstate TDR-1 assault drone being prepared for an attack circa in September 1944		Commons
commons	image		Rendova approach		Commons
commons	image		US Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 in Ironbottom Sound in early 1944		Commons
commons	image		BougKoromokinaMarines		Commons
commons	image		VMF-222 ground echelon arrived at Vella from Munda on 13 Oct.1943; VMF-222 flight echelon relieved VMF-223's at Vella on 18 Nov. and departed 23 Dec.		Commons
commons	image		Air search radar on Rendova c1944		Commons