Battle of the Bougainville Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_Allied_presence_in_the_region
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gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
B-24 Liberator |
gptkbp:alliance |
yes
|
gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Green_Islands
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay |
gptkbp:casualties |
over 30,000 total
|
gptkbp:celebrates |
memorials established
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gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_P._Stone
Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in various media
|
gptkbp:date |
1943
November 1, 1943 |
gptkbp:duration |
approximately 4 months
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
used advanced weaponry
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gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
|
gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
|
gptkbp:future_plans |
cut_off_Japanese_supply_lines
|
gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied for military tactics
|
gptkbp:historical_significance |
part_of_the_Solomon_Islands_campaign
|
gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_Allied_strategy_to_defeat_Japan
|
gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented in military archives
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Bougainville Island
|
gptkbp:impact |
influenced future military engagements
|
gptkbp:intelligence |
critical for planning
|
gptkbp:internationalRelations |
affected_post-war_dynamics_in_the_Pacific.
|
gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Australian_forces
gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy gptkb:New_Zealand_forces heavily fortified defend key positions |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bougainville_Island
|
gptkbp:logistics |
challenging due to terrain
|
gptkbp:militaryRank |
recognized for their service
land, sea, and air operations importance of air and naval support |
gptkbp:militaryService |
involved_U.S._Marines
|
gptkbp:operational_status |
provided_by_the_United_States
|
gptkbp:outcome |
establishment of a base for further operations
|
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
|
gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
|
gptkbp:scope |
capture_Japanese_airfields
|
gptkbp:significance |
strategic_location_in_the_Pacific
|
gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_the_Solomon_Islands
|
gptkbp:tactics |
combined arms operations
island hopping strategy to secure air superiority |