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8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) and Guadalcanal Campaign

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Difference between 8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) and Guadalcanal Campaign

8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) vs. Guadalcanal Campaign

The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) established during World War II. The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Similarities between 8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) and Guadalcanal Campaign

8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) and Guadalcanal Campaign have 20 things in common (in Unionpedia): Allies of World War II, Battle of Savo Island, Bougainville Island, Cruiser, Guadalcanal, Gunichi Mikawa, Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy, Kavieng, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, New Britain, Operation Ke, Rabaul, Rear admiral, Senshi Sōsho, Solomon Islands, Southeast Area Fleet, Vice admiral, Victor Crutchley, World War II.

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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Battle of Savo Island

The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the, and colloquially among Allied Guadalcanal veterans as The Battle of the Five Sitting Ducks, was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces.

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Bougainville Island

Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea.

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Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship.

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Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal (indigenous name: Isatabu) is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of the nation of Solomon Islands, located in the south-western Pacific, northeast of Australia.

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Gunichi Mikawa

was a vice-admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, "Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 until 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's defeat and surrender in World War II.

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Kavieng

Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name.

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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, the Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, the, took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily American) and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II.

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New Britain

New Britain (Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago (named after Otto von Bismarck) of Papua New Guinea.

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Operation Ke

was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal, concluding the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, on the island of New Britain, in the country of Papua New Guinea.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Senshi Sōsho

The, also called the, is the official military history of Imperial Japan's involvement in the Pacific War from 1937 to 1945.

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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of.

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Southeast Area Fleet

The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy established during World War II.

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Vice admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal.

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Victor Crutchley

Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley (2 November 1893 – 24 January 1986) was a senior Royal Navy officer during the Second World War and a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) and Guadalcanal Campaign Comparison

8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) has 37 relations, while Guadalcanal Campaign has 291. As they have in common 20, the Jaccard index is 6.10% = 20 / (37 + 291).

References

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