Battle of the Philippines Sea
GPTKB entity
Statements (133)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:naval_warfare
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Shift in naval power
Japanese naval aviation severely weakened U. S. gained air superiority Increased U. S. dominance in the Pacific Shift in naval power to the United States |
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:TBF_Avenger gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat gptkb:B-24_Liberator Over 400 Over 300 Japanese aircraft Over 400 American aircraft |
| gptkbp:analysis |
Naval tactics
Military historians Strategic studies Studied by military historians Military historians' studies Taught in military academies |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Japanese losses significant
U. S. losses minimal Imperial Japan: 3 aircraft carriers sunk Imperial Japan: 400 aircraft lost U. S. Navy: 123 aircraft lost U. S. Navy: 15 aircraft lost American losses: 123 aircraft Japanese losses: 3 aircraft carriers Japanese losses: 450 aircraft Approximately 3,000 Japanese personnel Approximately 300 American personnel |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Marc_Mitscher
gptkb:Admiral_Jisaburo_Ozawa gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Jisaburo_Ozawa gptkb:Jisaburo_Ozawa |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
Annual remembrance events
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| gptkbp:commemoration |
Memorials and historical sites
Naval history studies Military memorials Remembered in military history |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Portrayed in films and literature
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| gptkbp:date |
June 19, 1944
June 20, 1944 June 19–20, 1944 June 19-20, 1944 |
| gptkbp:documentary |
Various films and documentaries
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| gptkbp:fighting_style |
gptkb:naval_warfare
Aerial combat |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Considered a turning point in the Pacific War
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
Part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Official U. S. Navy reports
Japanese naval records |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Shift in naval power
Significant reduction of Japanese naval aviation capabilities |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Turning point in the Pacific War
Turning point in Pacific War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Philippines Sea
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| gptkbp:influence |
Subsequent naval engagements
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Naval warfare strategies
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Previous naval battles
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
Codebreaking Reconnaissance flights |
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Great_Marianas_Turkey_Shoot
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Impact on Japanese naval strategy
Influenced future naval strategies Influence on future naval warfare Impact on U. S. naval doctrine |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philippines_Sea
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:Films Books |
| gptkbp:memorials |
Memorials in the Philippines
Various memorials in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Air superiority
Carrier strike groups Carrier battle |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf Battle of the Philippine Sea (1898) Battle of the Philippine Sea (1944) |
| gptkbp:notable_commanders |
gptkb:Marc_Mitscher
gptkb:Jisaburo_Ozawa |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Great_Marianas_Turkey_Shoot
|
| gptkbp:notable_participants |
gptkb:U._S._Navy_pilots
gptkb:Japanese_Navy_pilots |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy gptkb:Task_Force_58 gptkb:Japanese_Navy gptkb:Mobile_Force_1 gptkb:U._S._Third_Fleet Over 600 Japanese Mobile Force |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Destruction of Japanese carrier forces
Loss of Japanese naval aviation |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf |
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Survivor accounts
Military archives |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian gptkb:Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign gptkb:Operation_Forager Battle of the Philippine Sea (1944) |
| gptkbp:result |
Decisive American victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Major naval engagement
Major defeat for Japan Major defeat for the Japanese Navy |
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Control of the Mariana Islands
U. S. dominance in the Pacific |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the Pacific Ocean
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| gptkbp:strategy |
Decoy operations
Air cover |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Carrier strike groups
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
Carrier battle tactics
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| gptkbp:type |
Surface engagement
Aerial battle |
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Favorable for U. S.
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| gptkbp:writings |
Books and articles written about the battle
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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