Aleutian Islands campaign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Aleutian_Islands_campaign

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	~3,800 Allied ~4,350 Japanese
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Thomas_C._Kinkaid gptkb:Yasuyo_Yamasaki gptkb:Frank_Jack_Fletcher gptkb:Shirō_Kuni
gptkbp:endDate	August 1943
gptkbp:liberatedBy	gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Attu gptkb:Battle_of_Kiska
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:7th_Infantry_Division_(US)
gptkbp:objective	Expel Japanese forces from Aleutian Islands
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Operation_Cottage gptkb:Operation_Landcrab gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Only WWII campaign fought on incorporated US territory Demonstrated harsh arctic warfare conditions Diverted Japanese resources
gptkbp:startDate	June 1942
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Attu_Island gptkb:Kiska_Island
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Aleutian Islands campaign