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Aleutian Islands campaign
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Aleutian_Islands_campaign
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Aleutian Islands campaign
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
gptkb:Task_Force_91
gptkb:Task_Force_92
gptkb:Task_Force_97
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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