Japanese forces, believing that the Marines have only 2,000 men on Guadalcanal, when in fact there are 12,000, attack Edson's Ridge. The fighting, which commences at night, is intense and confused, but the Japanese make little progress.
Edson's Ridge after battle.
The U-156 sinks the British troopship Laconia in the South Atlantic, which is carrying a mixed group of Italian POWs, civilians and military personnel. The submarine surfaced to pick up survivors, and was surprised to find that many were Italian.
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