Battle of the Makassar Strait

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Allied retreat from the Dutch East Indies
gptkbp:air_support Japanese air superiority
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Allied_powers
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:casualties Japanese losses
Dutch losses
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Kichisaburo_Nomura
gptkb:Admiral_Conrad_Helfrich
gptkbp:commemoration Military history studies
gptkbp:date February 4–5, 1942
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military strategy in the Pacific
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:historical_documentation After-action reviews
War reports
Naval logs
gptkbp:historical_impact Lessons learned in naval warfare
Influence on future naval engagements
Shift in naval power dynamics
Impact on colonial territories
gptkbp:historical_significance Early engagements of the Pacific War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Makassar Strait
gptkbp:intelligence Dutch intelligence failures
Japanese reconnaissance
gptkbp:legacy Influence on naval warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Makassar_Strait
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Kichisaburo_Nomura
Conrad Helfrich
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive operations
Combined fleet operations
Offensive operations
Control of the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Surprise attacks
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
Submarines
Destroyers
Cruisers
gptkbp:outcome Japanese naval dominance in the region
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:result Japanese victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Dutch East Indies
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of shipping lanes
gptkbp:type surface action
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3