Kawaguchi Detachment

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The Kawaguchi Detachment was a Japanese Imperial Army force led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi that fought in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II, most notably in a major night assault against U.S. Marine positions.

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Kawaguchi Detachment canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army unit ⓘ
military detachment ⓘ
allegiance Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
commander Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition artillery elements ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ
support troops ⓘ
conflict Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
engagement Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ
faced 1st Marine Division ⓘ
historicalEra Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
locationOfActivity Guadalcanal ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
militaryBranch Japanese Army ⓘ
namedAfter Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor night assault against U.S. Marine positions on Guadalcanal ⓘ
objective recapture Henderson Field ⓘ
opponent United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
partOf Seventeenth Army ⓘ
result defeat at Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ
role offensive ground force ⓘ
strategicSignificance failed attempt to drive U.S. forces from Guadalcanal ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
timePeriod 1942 ⓘ
typeOfOperation night assault ⓘ
usedTactics frontal assault ⓘ
jungle infiltration ⓘ

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Lunga Ridge → attackedBy → Kawaguchi Detachment ⓘ