Central Pacific Force

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military force
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Allied Forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:establishedIn 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influence on post-war military strategy
development of modern naval warfare tactics
strategic island hopping campaign
contribution_to_Allied_victory_in_WWII
establishment_of_U.S._dominance_in_the_Pacific
key_role_in_defeating_Japan
legacy_in_U.S._military_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Pacific Force
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
Doolittle Raid
Operation Forager
Operation Downfall
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
Battle of Midway
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Central_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission conduct_offensive_operations_against_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:significantEvent capture of the Mariana Islands
capture of the Marshall Islands
capture_of_the_Gilbert_Islands
establishment_of_air_bases_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:successor gptkb:U.S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:usesTechnology submarines
aircraft carriers
battleships
destroyers
amphibious assault ships
gptkbp:utilizes gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps