Aleutian Campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 3,000 Allied casualties
Approximately 5,000 Japanese casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_L._DeWitt
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkbp:date 1942
1943
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finaleDate August 15, 1943
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Strategic air routes
Proximity_to_Alaska
Proximity_to_Russia
Supply_lines_to_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_Aleutian_Islands_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalImpact Affected_U.S.-Japan_relations
Increased_military_presence_in_Alaska
Influenced_naval_tactics_in_the_Pacific
Set_the_stage_for_future_operations_in_the_Pacific
Shifted_focus_to_the_Pacific_front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aleutian Campaign
gptkbp:launchDate June 3, 1942
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war military strategy
Contributed to the development of joint operations
Demonstrated the importance of air power
Highlighted_the_challenges_of_Arctic_warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
Battle of Kiska
gptkbp:operations Operation Cottage
Operation Landcrab
gptkbp:outcome Evacuation of Kiska Island
Recapture of Attu Island
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_control_of_the_North_Pacific
gptkbp:tactics Island_hopping