The 2nd Division was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō was Courageous Division.
The IJA 2nd Division celebrates landing at Merak, Java during World War II.
The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval a
A U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal in September 1942
The Solomon Islands area in the south Pacific. The Japanese base at Rabaul is at the upper left. Guadalcanal (lower right) lies at the southeastern end of "The Slot".
U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller on Guadalcanal in September 1942
A painting depicts U.S. Coast Guard landing craft crews covering the evacuation of U.S. Marines under fire near Point Cruz, Guadalcanal on 27 September 1942.