Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
capture strategic airfields
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
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| gptkbp:date |
February 19, 1945
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
U.S._military_leadership
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 36 days
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
occupation_of_Iwo_Jima |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of Iwo Jima
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| gptkbp:includes |
artillery bombardment
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
joint operations strategic bombing air strikes ground troops naval bombardment |
| gptkbp:is_a |
ground invasion
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
destroying enemy positions
disrupting_Japanese_supply_lines neutralizing_Japanese_defenses |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
heavy bombardment
high civilian casualties intense fighting high levels of resistance |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
post-war military tactics U.S._military_strategy |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Operation Detachment island hopping campaign the_Allied_offensive the_strategy_to_defeat_Japan |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
aircraft carriers
|
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:the_Pacific_War
the_final_stages_of_World_War_II. |
| gptkbp:led_to |
capture_of_Mount_Suribachi
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Iwo_Jima
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:U.S._Navy harsh weather conditions several weeks |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction of infrastructure
heavy casualties |
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic_location_in_the_Pacific
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| gptkbp:targets |
Japanese_forces
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| gptkbp:uses |
B-29_Superfortress_bombers
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the_liberation_of_the_Philippines
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Japanese_expansion_in_the_Pacific
Japanese_fortifications |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
air superiority
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
significant air support
|