Battle of the South Pacific Campaign
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_campaigns
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| gptkbp:battle |
air superiority over the Solomon Islands
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| gptkbp:casualties |
high civilian casualties
high military casualties |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
memorials and monuments
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in films and literature
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| gptkbp:date |
February 9, 1943
August 7, 1942 |
| gptkbp:duration |
1942-1943
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in military academies
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
personal diaries of soldiers
official military reports photographs and films from the campaign |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major offensive by Allied forces in the Pacific
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the South Pacific Campaign
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| gptkbp:impact |
shifted balance of power in the Pacific
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
codebreaking efforts
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur |
| gptkbp:logistics |
supply chain challenges
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive media coverage during the war
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway island hopping combined arms operations amphibious assaults air-ground coordination |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:post_war_career |
influenced post-war Pacific policy
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| gptkbp:result |
boosted Allied morale
disruption of Japanese supply lines establishment of a base at Guadalcanal |
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic control of the Pacific
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| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
importance of logistics in warfare
value of air superiority impact of morale on military effectiveness need for intelligence and reconnaissance role of joint operations in modern warfare |
| gptkbp:theater |
Pacific Theater
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| gptkbp:veterans |
surviving veterans' organizations
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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