Battle of the Solomon Sea

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath Allied_air_superiority
Japanese_naval_losses
increased_Allied_naval_presence
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Allied_forces
Japanese_forces
gptkbp:celebrates military historians
veterans organizations
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Imperial_Japan
Allies
gptkbp:date March 1943
gptkbp:duration 2 days
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkbp:future_plans defeat_Japanese_expansion
secure_supply_routes_to_Australia
support_ground_operations_in_New_Guinea
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military strategy courses
analyzed for lessons in naval warfare
examined for impact on naval tactics
featured in military simulations
reviewed in documentaries
gptkbp:historical_significance turning point in naval warfare
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Solomon Sea
gptkbp:intelligence codebreaking
reconnaissance flights
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
influenced tactics in subsequent engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solomon_Sea
gptkbp:media_coverage documented in military history books
reported in newspapers
gptkbp:navalFleet submarines
aircraft carriers
destroyers
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:outcome disruption_of_Japanese_supply_lines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Allies
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of sea routes
gptkbp:tactics aircraft carrier operations
naval bombardment
gptkbp:type air-sea battle