Battle of the Bismarck Sea

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath shift_in_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:aircraft B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
gptkbp:casualties Japanese_losses_estimated_at_3,000
Allied_losses_minimal
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Koga_Mineichi
gptkb:General_Kenneth_Anderson
gptkbp:date March 2-4, 1943
gptkbp:famousQuote "A decisive victory for the Allies."
The_Japanese_Navy_was_caught_off_guard.
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_George_C._Kenney
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Bismarck Sea
gptkbp:impact increased_Allied_confidence
gptkbp:intelligence codebreaking
reconnaissance flights
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:legacy commemoration in military history
influence on future naval strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bismarck_Sea
gptkbp:mediaAppearances documentaries
historical books
gptkbp:militaryRank importance of air support
coordination between forces
value of intelligence
gptkbp:navalFleet submarines
aircraft carriers
gptkbp:operations Operation 81
gptkbp:outcome destruction_of_Japanese_convoy
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Japanese_expansionism
Allied_cooperation
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance disruption_of_Japanese_supply_lines
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_New_Guinea
gptkbp:tactics air superiority
naval bombardment