Aleutian Islands Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Lessons learned for amphibious operations
Development_of_air_bases_in_the_Aleutians
Impact_on_future_US_military_strategy
Increased_military_presence_in_Alaska
Influence_on_Cold_War_military_planning
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 3,000 US casualties
Approximately 5,000 Japanese casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Historical societies
Veterans organizations
Memorials_in_Alaska
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_L._DeWitt
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkbp:finaleDate August 15, 1943
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aleutian Islands Campaign
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:launchDate June 3, 1942
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
Historical research and scholarship
Recognition of the strategic importance of islands
Cultural_memory_in_Alaska
Impact_on_US-Japan_relations_post-war
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Books
Films
Documentaries
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
Battle of Kiska
Battle of Dutch Harbor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalRole Strengthened_US_presence_in_the_North_Pacific
gptkbp:relatedPatent Operation Cottage
Operation Kiska
Operation Landcrab
Operation Aleutian
Operation Sweetbriar
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_control_of_the_North_Pacific
gptkbp:strategicGoals Recapture_of_the_Aleutian_Islands