Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
establishment of a base
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator |
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 4,500
over 1,000 high civilian casualties significant military casualties |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
held annually
dedicated to fallen soldiers |
| gptkbp:code |
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Richmond_Turner |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in films and literature
|
| gptkbp:date |
November 20, 1943
|
| gptkbp:duration |
3 days
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Makin
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
gptkb:capture_of_Tarawa_Atoll
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in military academies
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major amphibious assault in the Pacific
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_Pacific_Theater
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of Tarawa
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased_U.S._presence_in_the_Pacific
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Keiji_Shibasaki
gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps approximately 35,000 approximately 4,800 heavily fortified to hold territory at all costs |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military operations.
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
importance of air superiority
logistical challenges of amphibious assaults |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:USS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Maryland USS Nevada use of battleships for bombardment |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
heroic_efforts_of_U.S._forces
|
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:capture_of_Betio_Island
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic_location_in_the_Pacific
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control of supply routes
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
island hopping
carpet bombing to_weaken_Japanese_defenses |
| gptkbp:targets |
Japanese_forces
|