Battle of Midway (1942)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:aircraft_lost_(Japan) about 248
gptkbp:aircraft_lost_(US) about 150
gptkbp:casualties 307 killed
gptkbp:casualties_(Japan) over 3,000 killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkb:Chuichi_Nagumo
gptkb:Frank_Jack_Fletcher
gptkbp:date June 4–7, 1942
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Midway (1942)
gptkbp:Japanese_aircraft_carriers_sunk gptkb:Kaga
gptkb:Akagi
gptkb:Hiryu
gptkb:Soryu
gptkbp:Japanese_ships_lost gptkb:Kaga
gptkb:Akagi
gptkb:Hiryu
gptkb:Soryu
gptkb:Mikuma
gptkbp:location near Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:mediaType film 'Midway' (1976)
film 'Midway' (2019)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_C._Waldron
gptkb:Richard_Halsey_Best
gptkb:Wade_McClusky
gptkbp:operation_codename_(Japan) gptkb:Operation_MI
gptkbp:operation_codename_(US) gptkb:Operation_AF
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkbp:result Decisive American victory
gptkbp:significance Turning point in the Pacific War
shifted naval balance in the Pacific
gptkbp:strategic_objective_(Japan) capture Midway Atoll
destroy US Pacific Fleet carriers
gptkbp:strategic_objective_(US) defend Midway Atoll
gptkbp:US_aircraft_carriers_involved gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Enterprise
gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkbp:US_codebreaking broke Japanese naval codes
gptkbp:US_ships_lost gptkb:USS_Yorktown
USS Hammann
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Portuguese_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6