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World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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1939–1945 global conflict
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Principal ground force of the Empire of Japan
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Guadalcanal
Principal island of Solomon Islands
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Operation Ke
1943 Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal in WWII
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Guadalcanal campaign
U.S. military campaign in World War II
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by the United States, was an Allied offensive against forces of the Empire of Japan in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific Theater of World War II. It was fought between 7…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)