Japanese South Seas Detachment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_South_Seas_Detachment
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Tomitaro_Horii
gptkbp:country gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:disbanded 1942
gptkbp:formedIn 1941
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese South Seas Detachment
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Kokoda_Track_campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Invasion_of_Guam_(1941)
gptkb:Invasion_of_Rabaul_(1942)
gptkb:Invasion_of_Wake_Island
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 5,000 men
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:type infantry detachment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kokoda_Track_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5