Battle of Guadalcanal order of battle
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Guadalcanal Order of Battle is a list of the significant land units that fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943.
's Seventeenth Army under Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake assumed command of the Japanese efforts to retake Guadalcanal
. The General arrived on the island to take direct command on 10 October.
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was under the command of Marine Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift. On 8 December he was replaced by Army Major General Alexander McCarrell Patch
, who took command of the U.S. XIV Army Corps on 2 January.
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Japanese
On 10 August 1942, the Imperial Japanese ArmyImperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
's Seventeenth Army under Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake assumed command of the Japanese efforts to retake Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...
. The General arrived on the island to take direct command on 10 October.
- 2nd Infantry Division2nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was .-History:The 2nd Infantry Division was formed in Sendai, Miyagi in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. The Sendai Garrison had responsibility for northern...
1- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 29th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Engineer Battalion
- 38th Infantry Division38th Infantry Division (Imperial Japanese Army)The was a line infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. The division saw heavy action during the Pacific campaign of World War II, including the conquest of Hong Kong in 1941, the Dutch East Indies in early 1942, and the Guadalcanal Campaign from October 1942 to February 1943...
2- 228th Infantry Regiment
- 229th Infantry Regiment
- 230th Infantry Regiment
- 38th Mountain Gun Regiment
- 38th Engineer Battalion
- 35th Brigade3
- 124th Infantry Regiment
- Kitao Battalion/Ichiki Detachment
- 4th Artillery Regiment
- 10th Mountain Gun Battalion
- 20th Mountain Gun Battalion
- 28th Infantry Regiment4
- 11th Construction Unit5
- 13th Construction Unit5
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- The Sendai division arrived between 5 September and 4 October under the command of Lieutenant General Masao Maruyama.
- The depleted 38th division arrived 5–15 November under the command of Lieutenant General Tadayoshi SanoTadayoshi Sano-Web:...
. - The 35th Brigade arrived 29 August-5 September, under the command of Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi. It included a late-arriving battalion of the 28th Infantry Regiment.
- The Ichiki detachment arrived 18–24 August.
- These units arrived on Guadalcanal 6 July to begin construction of an airstrip.
United States
The US landing force on GuadalcanalGuadalcanal
Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...
was under the command of Marine Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift. On 8 December he was replaced by Army Major General Alexander McCarrell Patch
Alexander Patch
General Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch was an officer in the United States Army, best known for his service in World War II. He commanded Army and Marine forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, and the U.S...
, who took command of the U.S. XIV Army Corps on 2 January.
Marines
- 1st Marine Division1
- 1st Marine Regiment
- 5th Marine Regiment
- 7th Marine Regiment
- 11th Marine Regiment
- 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion
- 1st Aviation Engineer Battalion
- 1st Pioneer Battalion
- 1st Special Weapons Battalion
- 1st Tank Battalion1st Tank BattalionThe 1st Tank Battalion is an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps which is based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California...
- Other Marine units
- 3rd Defense BattalionMarine defense battalionsMarine defense battalions were United States Marine Corps battalions charged with coastal defense of various naval bases in the Pacific during World War II...
landed 7 August 1942 - 1st Parachute BattalionParamarinesThe Paramarines was a short-lived specialized unit of the United States Marine Corps, trained to be dropped by parachute. The first Paramarines were trained in October 1940, but the unit was disbanded in 1944...
2 - 1st Raider BattalionMarine RaidersThe Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines...
- 3rd Defense Battalion
- 2nd Marine Division3
- 2nd Marine Regiment
- 6th Marine Regiment
- 8th Marine Regiment
- 10th Marine Regiment
- 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion
- 9th Defense BattalionMarine defense battalionsMarine defense battalions were United States Marine Corps battalions charged with coastal defense of various naval bases in the Pacific during World War II...
landed December 1942 - 2nd Raider BattalionMarine RaidersThe Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines...
- 2nd Special Weapons Battalion
- 2nd Tank Battalion2nd Tank BattalionThe 2nd Tank Battalion is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps which is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...
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- The 1st Marine Division was commanded by Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift. The majority of the division arrived on Guadalcanal 7 August. 2nd Battalion 5th Marines2nd Battalion 5th Marines2nd Battalion 5th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division...
and elements of the 1st Pioneer Battalion arrived later in August. 7th Marines and 1st battalion/11th Marines arrived 18 September. The division began withdrawal from the island 12 December. - Arrived 8 September; departed 18 September.
- The 2nd Marines were attached to the 1st Marine Division for the initial landing on 7 August, although the 1st and 3rd battalions were initially employed on TulagiTulagiTulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small island in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The town of the same name on the island Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small island (5.5 km by 1 km) in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida...
and GavutuGavutuGavutu is a small islet in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, some 500 metres in length. It is one of the Nggela Islands....
-TanambogoTanambogoTanambogo is an islet in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. It is one of the Florida Islands.Along with the nearby island of Gavutu, it played an important role in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II. In 1942 the Japanese attempted to establish a seaplane base on the island. On...
islands. The entire regiment was on Guadalcanal by November. On 4 November the 8th Marines landed, and the remainder of the division followed in December. The division came under the command of Brigadier General Alphonse De Carre.
Army
- 25th Infantry Division1
- 27th Infantry Regiment27th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Wolfhounds, is a unit of the United States Army established in 1901, that served in the Philippine-American War, in the Siberian Intervention after World War I, and as part of the 25th Infantry Division during World War II, the Korean War, and later the...
- 35th Infantry Regiment35th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 35th Infantry Regiment was created on 1 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona from elements of the 11th, 18th and 22nd Infantry Regiments. The 35th served on the Mexican Border during the First World War and was stationed at Nogales, Arizona in 1918...
- 161st Infantry Regiment161st Infantry Regiment (United States)The 161st Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and the Washington Army National Guard. Its 1st Battalion is a combined arms element of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team consisting of two infantry and two armored companies, with its headquarters in Spokane,...
(Washington National Guard) - 8th Field Artillery Battalion
- 64th Field Artillery Battalion
- 89th Field Artillery Battalion
- 90th Field Artillery Battalion
- 65th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 27th Infantry Regiment
- Americal Division2
- 132nd Infantry Regiment (Illinois National Guard)
- 164th Infantry Regiment164th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 164th Infantry Regiment, an activated regiment of the North Dakota National Guard, was the first United States Army unit on Guadalcanal.-World War I and interwar years:...
(North Dakota National Guard) - 182nd Infantry Regiment182nd Infantry Regiment (United States)The 182nd Infantry Regiment shares the distinction of being the oldest regiment in the United States Army. The regiment traces its history more than 370 years, when it was a colonial regiment of foot of the British Crown in Massachusetts...
(Massachusetts National Guard) - 221st Field Artillery Battalion
- 245th Field Artillery Battalion
- 246th Field Artillery Battalion
- 247th Field Artillery Battalion
- 57th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 147th Infantry Regiment (Separate) (Ohio National Guard)3
- 97th Field Artillery Battalion
- 214th Coast Artillery Regiment
- 244th Coast Artillery Regiment
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- The 25th division arrived by 4 January 1943, under the command of Major General Joseph Lawton Collins.
- The 164th arrived 13 October; the 182nd on 12 November, and the division HQ and 132nd on 8 December. The division was under the command of Major General Alexander McCarrell PatchAlexander PatchGeneral Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch was an officer in the United States Army, best known for his service in World War II. He commanded Army and Marine forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, and the U.S...
. - Arrived 4 November.