Bombardment of Wake Island

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military engagement
gptkbp:aftermath occupation_of_Wake_Island_by_Japan
gptkbp:alliance yes
gptkbp:analyzes strategic failures
tactical successes
gptkbp:casualties minimal_losses_for_Japan
significant_losses_for_the_US
gptkbp:celebrates memorials
historical sites
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander Japanese_Commander
US_Commander
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature
depicted in films
gptkbp:date December 8, 1941
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:fan_engagement yes
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Wake Island
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_significance early_conflict_in_the_Pacific_theater
gptkbp:historicalContext escalation_of_Pacific_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance photographs
maps
government records
eyewitness accounts
military reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombardment of Wake Island
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:US_Navy
submarines
aircraft carriers
battleships
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements
part_of_Japanese_military_history
part_of_US_military_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wake_Island
gptkbp:militaryRank importance of air superiority
importance of naval logistics
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:outcome temporary_loss_of_US_control
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
Battle of Midway
gptkbp:result Japanese_victory
gptkbp:significance strategic_location_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:strategicGoals supply_route_to_the_Philippines
gptkbp:tactics defensive operations
aerial bombardment
offensive operations
naval shelling
gptkbp:type naval battle