Attack on the Aleutian Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
lessons learned for future operations
impact on local populations shift in naval tactics historical_memory_in_Alaska increased_fortifications_in_Alaska influence_on_U.S._military_policy |
| gptkbp:air_traffic_control |
gptkb:Japanese_aircraft
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| gptkbp:casualties |
significant losses on both sides
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
depicted in films and documentaries
commemorated in memorials studied in military history courses analyzed in historical journals featured_in_books_about_World_War_II |
| gptkbp:date |
June 1942
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 15 months
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| gptkbp:future_plans |
disrupt supply lines
gain_control_of_the_North_Pacific |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
considered a diversionary tactic
part_of_larger_strategy_to_control_Pacific |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Attack on the Aleutian Islands
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| gptkbp:impact |
highlighted_vulnerability_of_U.S._territory
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent military strategies
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| gptkbp:internationalClassification |
Operation Cottage
Operation Kiska Operation Landcrab Operation Sweetbriar Operation Attu |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy |
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
Battle of Kiska |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
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| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:Japanese_fleet
|
| gptkbp:operations |
Japanese_troops
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| gptkbp:outcome |
strategic_victory_for_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
development_of_Aleutian_Islands_campaign
increased_military_presence_in_Alaska occupation_of_Attu_and_Kiska |
| gptkbp:significance |
first attack on American soil since the War of 1812
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| gptkbp:targets |
American_military_bases
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