Battle of the Makassar Strait
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Japanese_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
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| gptkbp:alliance |
surface action
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| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf Battle of Midway Battle of the Philippine Sea |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Dutch_losses:_2_cruisers,_2_destroyers
Japanese_losses:_1_destroyer |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Karel_Doorman
|
| gptkbp:date |
February 1942
February 4–5, 1942 |
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Theater
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of the Sunda Strait
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
Control of shipping lanes
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied for naval tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major naval engagement of the war in the Dutch East Indies.
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_Pacific_War
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Commemorated in military history
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Survivor accounts
Military archives Naval logs War records Military analyses |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Makassar Strait
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| gptkbp:impact |
Shift in naval balance in the region
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takagi_Seiji Destroyers Cruisers Axis naval forces Consolidation of naval power |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Makassar_Strait
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Coordination between air and naval forces
Importance of intelligence Need for effective communication Value of surprise in naval warfare |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
Combined fleet operations
Surprise attack Use of submarines Use of aircraft carriers |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Japanese_naval_dominance
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
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| gptkbp:result |
Japanese_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_control_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Access_to_Australian_supply_routes
Control_of_the_Java_Sea Prevention_of_Japanese_expansion Protection_of_Allied_territories |
| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive operations
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