Battle of the Central Pacific Ocean

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Continental_Navy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1941-1945
gptkbp:duration several years
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
logistics and supply lines
Allied counteroffensive
submarine warfare tactics
Japanese naval strategy
naval aviation development
Allied naval strategy
aircraft technology advancements
intelligence and reconnaissance
post-war implications
Japanese expansion in the Pacific
island defenses
gptkbp:historical_significance turning point in the Pacific Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Central Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:is_involved_in submarines
aircraft carriers
battleships
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:location Central Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
air superiority
carrier battle groups
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:outcome establishment of bases
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of the Pacific
gptkbp:strategic_importance defeat Japanese forces
gptkbp:tactics island hopping
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle