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 | 1942-10-25 | 1942-10-27 | Santa Cruz Islands | The fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign. An apparent victory for the Japanese in terms of ships, the loss of many irreplaceable aircrew by the Japanese provided a long-term advantage for the Allies, whose aircrew losses were relatively low. | Read about 'Santa Cruz Islands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Santa Cruz Islands' |
| 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 | SS Caribou sunk | 57 military personnel, 31 merchant seamen and 49 civilians, including women and children, were killed when U-69 torpedoed the civilian ferry SS Caribou in the Cabot Strait. | Read about 'SS Caribou sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'SS Caribou sunk' | |
| 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' | |
| 1942-10-11 | 1942-10-12 | Cape Esperance | The Cape Esperance victory helped prevent an accurate U.S. assessment of Japanese skills and tactics in naval night fighting. The complacency of the Japanese force contributed to it's defeat more than any other factor. | Read about 'Cape Esperance' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Esperance' |
| 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' | |
| 1942-10-01 | Lisbon Maru | On her second patrol the US submarine Grouper sunk the Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru. The ship was not appropriately marked to indicate she was carrying 1800 British POWs. Over 800 of these men either drowned or were shot by Japanese soldiers. | Read about 'Lisbon Maru' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lisbon Maru' |
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