Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties over 2,600 US casualties
over 4,000 Japanese casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commanded General Mitsuru Ushijima
General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date May 12–18, 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
gptkbp:notableFor heavy casualties
intense close-quarters combat
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:result United States victory
gptkbp:strategicImportance key defensive position in Okinawa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Marine_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7