Aleutian Islands Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath lessons learned for future operations
increased U. S. military presence in Alaska
gptkbp:casualties over 5,000
gptkbp:challenges supply issues
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkb:General_John_L._De_Witt
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:memorials
veterans organizations
gptkbp:consequences post-war military strategy
military funding debates
U. S.-Japan relations
Alaska's statehood movement
gptkbp:cultural_impact historical studies
depictions in media
gptkbp:date June 1942
August 1943
gptkbp:duration 1942-1943
gptkbp:goal recapture of Attu and Kiska
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance influence on future military campaigns
first U. S. offensive in the Pacific
impact on Japanese strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aleutian Islands Campaign
gptkbp:intelligence_challenges Japanese deception tactics
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:military_strategy island hopping
amphibious assaults
naval blockades
combined operations
air superiority operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
gptkb:Battle_of_Kiska
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Cottage
gptkb:Operation_Kiska
gptkb:Operation_Landcrab
gptkb:Operation_Sweetbriar
gptkbp:outcome evacuation of Kiska
recapture of Attu
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of the North Pacific
gptkbp:strategic_importance defense of Alaska
preventing Japanese expansion
gptkbp:terrain rugged
gptkbp:weather_conditions harsh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4