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Guadalcanal can be seen as the first counter-punch on the ground and the US never gave up the initiative in the Pacific since.

Guadalcanal roughly coincided with Rommel's defeat at El Alamein signifying that the initiative also shifted in North Africa.

Guadalcanal came to a close at the time of the Soviet counter-offensive that led to the encirclement of German troops at Stalingrad.

Guadalcanal was a battle minor in scope and significance. It only involved one Marine Division and supporting troops, it was fought over a strategically unimportant island, and the US lost momentum soon thereafter as evidenced by the disastrous Battle of Coral Sea.