During the Battle of Guadalcanal in August 1942 to February of 1943, approximately 100,000 soldiers fought in the jungles of the small island. Around 60,000 American soldiers were involved, with over 36,000 Japanese soldiers opposing them. It should not be overlooked that many sailors and airmen were also involved above and around the land-battle.
Chat with our AI personalities
The Allied Forces
7,100 killed
4 captured
29 ships lost
615 aircraft lost
The Japanese
31,000 killed
1,000 captured
38 ships lost
683-880 aircraft lost
In the battle of Guadalcanal before the battle happened there were a total of 15,000 Japanese on the Island which a total of 7,000 of those died the rest abandoned the island. On the American side there were a total of almost 6,000 And 3,000 died.
The battle of Guadalcanal happened at Guadalcanal! The island of Guadalcanal is in the Solomon islands archipelago in the pacific, just northwest of Australia. Guadalcanal is the island closest to Australia, and it is the largest.
The Battle of Guadalcanal led to 38,100 deaths. There were more than four times as many casualties on the Japanese side than on the American side.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was an entirely different battle from the Battle of Midway and did not occur until two months after Midway.
Japan and the United States.
The Guadalcanal campaign.