Air offensive against Japan

GPTKB entity

Properties (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aimsTo weaken_Japanese_military_capabilities
gptkbp:conducted from 1944 to 1945
gptkbp:controversy historical analyses
gptkbp:criticism civilian casualties
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:followedBy occupation_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air offensive against Japan
gptkbp:includes firebombing raids
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:post-war_Japan
technological advancements
political considerations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States
intelligence operations
gptkbp:is_a strategic military planning
years of conflict
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for the_war_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of total war strategy
Allied_military_strategy
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in gptkb:the_Pacific_War
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of controversy
historical debate
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting supply lines
demoralizing the enemy
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high-altitude bombing
extensive bombing campaigns
high-altitude raids
massive bombing raids
gptkbp:is_featured_in B-29_Superfortress_bombers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Theater
island hopping
Allied_strategy
gptkbp:is_studied_in military studies
gptkbp:is_supported_by intelligence gathering
naval forces
logistical operations
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Japanese_surrender
gptkbp:notableFeature Operation Meetinghouse
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
advanced aircraft technology
strict military protocols
precision bombing techniques
major_Japanese_cities
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Tokyo_firebombing
destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:significantEvent military history
20th century history
gptkbp:tactics area bombing
gptkbp:targets Japanese_cities
gptkbp:utilizes strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in post-war reconstruction
Allied_victory
the_defeat_of_Japan
the_end_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Japanese_expansionism
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
Japanese_aggression
Japanese_resistance
gptkbp:was_a_result_of air power
military might
gptkbp:was_marked_by extensive planning
high civilian impact