Chronology of World War II
US captures Guadalcanal, Japanese escape
Tuesday, February 9, 1943 www.onwar.com

Japanese prisoners left after the evacuation of GuadalcanalIn the Solomon Islands... The US 161st and 132nd Regiments link up at Tenaro, too late to prevent the Japanese evacuation. The Japanese have lost 10,000 killed and the Americans have lost 1600 killed. Losses in ships and planes have been about equal. Guadalcanal has be a strategic defeat for the Japanese.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces capture Belgorod and the town of Shebekino to the southeast.

 

This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.