Today in World War II History—September 14, 1942
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

Men of US 2nd Marine Division, Guadalcanal, Aug 1942 (US Marine Corps photo)
80 Years Ago—Sept. 14, 1942: On New Guinea, Australians fall back for the last time to Imita Ridge, only 32 miles from Port Moresby on the southern coast.
On Guadalcanal, Japanese retreat in the Battle of the Ridge.
British make unsuccessful raid on Tobruk and Benghazi in Libya by land and sea, losing a light cruiser and two destroyers.