Capture of Kwajalein Atoll

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Capture_of_Kwajalein_Atoll
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties Japan: over 7,800 killed, 105 captured
United States: 372 killed, 1,592 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Monzo_Akiyama
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Kwajalein
gptkbp:date January 31, 1944 – February 3, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Eniwetok
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Kwajalein Atoll
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kwajalein_Atoll,_Marshall_Islands
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:24th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
gptkb:4th_Marine_Division_(United_States)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Flintlock
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First penetration of the Japanese outer defense ring in the Central Pacific
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Flintlock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6