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 | 1943-04-07 | USS Aaron Ward Sunk | Caught in a massive air raid (part of operation I-Go), the destroyer was sunk after receiving multiple direct and near hits from Val dive bombers. | Read about 'USS Aaron Ward Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Aaron Ward Sunk' | |
| 1943-04-01 | 1943-04-19 | Operation I-Go | Admiral Yamamoto conceives a massive aerial counter attack designed to sink allied shipping and destroy allied air power in the Solomons and New Guinea. It was motived largely as a response to losses at Guadalcanal, New Guinea and the Bismarck Sea. | Read about 'Operation I-Go' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation I-Go' |
| 1943-03-27 | Komandorski Islands | An outnumbered U.S. cruiser force prevents a Japanese fleet from reaching their Aleutian garrisons by surface, leaving only submarines for resupply runs. This engagement was one of the few fought exclusively between surface ships. | Read about 'Komandorski Islands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Komandorski Islands' | |
| 1943-03-02 | 1943-03-04 | Bismarck Sea Battle | US and Australian air force attack a Japanese convoy carrying troops bound for Lae, New Guinea. Most of the convoy is sunk (8 transports, 4 destroyers) and thousands of Japanese troops are killed. | Read about 'Bismarck Sea Battle' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bismarck Sea Battle' |
| 1943-01-29 | 1943-01-31 | Battle of Wau | Australian defenders had been greatly reinforced by air. In the battle that followed, despite achieving tactical surprise by approaching from an unexpected direction, the Japanese attackers were unable to capture Wau. | Read about 'Battle of Wau' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Wau' |
| 1943-01-29 | 1943-01-30 | Rennell Island | Japanese air attacks on a U.S. task force sink a heavy cruiser and damage a destoryer. The rest of the U.S. task force was forced to retreat from the southern Solomons area. As a result Japanese forces were able to safely evacuate Guadalcanal. | Read about 'Rennell Island' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rennell Island' |
| 1943-01-14 | 1943-02-07 | Operation Ke | The largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign. 10,652 men were evactuated from Guadalcanal at a cost of one destroyer sunk and three damaged. | Read about 'Operation Ke' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Ke' |
| 1942-12-20 | Calcutta Bombing | Calcutta is bombed for the first time by the Japanese Air Force. | Read about 'Calcutta Bombing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Calcutta Bombing' | |
| 1942-12-15 | 1943-01-23 | Battle of the Gifu | US soldiers and marines, assisted by native Solomon Islanders, attacked Japanese Army forces defending well-fortified and entrenched positions on several hills and ridges. | Read about 'Battle of the Gifu' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of the Gifu' |
| 1942-11-30 | Battle of Tassafaronga | A US warship force of 5 cruisers and 4 destroyers attempted to surprise and destroy a Japanese warship force of 8 destroyers. The battle was severe tactical defeat for the US, but with little strategic impact. | Read about 'Battle of Tassafaronga' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Tassafaronga' |
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