Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_US_presence_in_the_Pacific
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| gptkbp:air_traffic_control |
achieved early in the battle
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
sustained heavy losses
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
yes
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 10,000 Japanese troops
over_5,000_US_troops |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Richmond_K._Turner |
| gptkbp:date |
June 15, 1944
|
| gptkbp:defeated |
secured_the_Bonin_Islands
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 3 weeks
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Guam
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
considered a turning point
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
paved the way for further advances
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
commemorated in military history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Bonin Islands
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:US_Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Marine_Corps heavily fortified positions retreated to fortified positions defend_the_Bonin_Islands landed_on_Chichi_Jima landed_on_Iwo_Jima |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bonin_Islands
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
importance of air and naval coordination
|
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
aircraft carriers
battleships limited engagement |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
provided_by_US_Navy
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
establishment of air bases
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Saipan
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:scope |
capture_of_Japanese_airfields
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic_capture_of_Japanese_territory
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
supporting future operations
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
amphibious assault
island hopping combined arms operations defensive counterattacks Japanese_forces disrupt_Japanese_supply_lines |