Bombing of Tinian

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:criticism its impact on civilians
gptkbp:date 1944
gptkbp:decidedBy Allied_command
gptkbp:documentedIn military historians
gptkbp:followedBy invasion_of_Tinian
occupation_of_Tinian
gptkbp:hasPrograms gain air superiority
defeat_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Tinian
gptkbp:influenced subsequent_battles_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:involved intelligence operations
air raids
B-29_Superfortress_bombers
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:bombing_of_Japan
gptkbp:is_aimed_at destroying airfields
Japanese_defenses
disrupting_Japanese_supply_lines
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high civilian casualties
gptkbp:is_essential_for logistical support
military strategy
gptkbp:is_part_of island hopping campaign
secure_the_Pacific
air_operations_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:keyEvent the liberation of the Mariana Islands
gptkbp:led_to capture_of_Tinian_Island
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tinian_Island
gptkbp:partnerships naval forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
multiple days
Operation Forager
the 20th Air Force
a series of waves
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:significance strategic_location_in_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:tactics gain_foothold_in_the_Pacific.
gptkbp:targets Japanese_military_installations
gptkbp:utilizes napalm bombs
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Japanese_expansion_in_the_Pacific