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 | 1942-11-06 | 1942-12-04 | Carlson's Patrol | In a series of small unit engagements over 29 days, the 2nd Raiders killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers while suffering only 16 killed. The raiders also captured a Japanese artillery cannon that was delivering harassing gunfire on Henderson Field. | Read about 'Carlson's Patrol' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carlson's Patrol' |
| 1942-11-03 | 1942-11-12 | Koli Point action | US marines attempted to encircle and destroy 230th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Toshinari Shji. Although Shji's unit took heavy casualties, he and most of his men were able to evade the encirclement attempt and escape into the interior of Guadalcanal. | Read about 'Koli Point action' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Koli Point action' |
| 1942-11-01 | Alagir | The 3rd Panzer Korps captured Alagir. | Read about 'Alagir' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Alagir' | |
| 1942-10-23 | 1942-11-05 | Second El Alamein | This Allied victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields. | Read about 'Second El Alamein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second El Alamein' |
| 1942-10-23 | 1942-10-26 | Henderson Field | The battle was the last serious ground offensive conducted by Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. After an attempt to deliver further reinforcements failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, Japan conceded defeat and withdrew. | Read about 'Henderson Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Henderson Field' |
| 1942-10-23 | 1942-10-26 | Matanikau Attacks | Two battalions of Nakaguma's 4th Infantry Regiment and the nine tanks of the 1st Independent Tank Company launched attacks at the mouth of the Matanikau. Marine 37mm AT guns quickly destroyed all nine tanks. Infantry attacks were also stopped. | Read about 'Matanikau Attacks' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Matanikau Attacks' |
| 1942-10-14 | Night of the Battleships | The IJN battleships Kongo and Haruna sailed from Truk and bombarded Henderson field. They intended damage the CAF to the point it would not be effective in damaging the convoy of 4500 troops sailing from the Shortland islands. | Read about 'Night of the Battleships' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Night of the Battleships' | |
| 1942-10-07 | 1942-10-09 | Matanikau action | A larger force of U.S. Marines successfully crossed the Matanikau River, attacked Japanese forces under the command of newly arrived generals Masao Maruyama and Yumio Nasu, and inflicted heavy casualties on a Japanese infantry regiment. | Read about 'Matanikau action' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Matanikau action' |
| 1942-10-02 | Operation Typhoon Begins | Army Group Centre under Fedor von Bock, launched its final offensive towards Moscow, code-named Operation Typhoon. Hitler said soon after its start that "we finally have the possibility to crush our enemy before the winter comes." | Read about 'Operation Typhoon Begins' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Typhoon Begins' | |
| 1942-09-27 | Air war resumes | The lull in the air war, due to bad weather, that had lasted from September 14 ends with a Japanese air raid on Henderson field. | Read about 'Air war resumes' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Air war resumes' |
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