Central Pacific Theater

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Pacific_Theater
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:duration 1941 to 1945
gptkbp:historical_significance key to defeating Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Pacific Theater
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
gptkb:Roi-Namur
gptkb:Tuamotu_Archipelago
gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Tarawa
gptkb:Tinian
gptkb:Leyte
gptkb:Makin_Island
gptkb:Marquesas_Islands
gptkb:Niue
gptkb:Society_Islands
gptkb:Saipan
gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkb:Kwajalein_Atoll
gptkb:Enewetak_Atoll
gptkb:Buna
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Marshall_Islands
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Wallis_and_Futuna
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Luzon
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Wake_Island
gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkb:Midway_Atoll
gptkb:Caroline_Islands
gptkb:Gilbert_Islands
gptkb:Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Mindanao
gptkb:Cook_Islands
gptkb:Palau_Islands
gptkb:Hollandia
gptkb:Bikini_Atoll
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Flintlock
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkbp:outcome Allied victory
gptkbp:part_of Pacific Theater
gptkbp:region Central Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:strategic_importance island hopping strategy