Japanese conquest of Rabaul

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	Japanese casualties minor significant Australian losses
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Shigenori_Kuroda gptkb:John_Scanlan
gptkbp:consequence	Japanese occupation of Rabaul Rabaul became major Japanese base
gptkbp:date	January 23, 1942
gptkbp:endDate	February 1942
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Milne_Bay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Japanese conquest of Rabaul
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_Britain gptkb:Territory_of_New_Guinea gptkb:Rabaul
gptkbp:notableEvent	massacre of Australian prisoners sinking of Montevideo Maru
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1941)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Operation_R Allied campaign to recapture Rabaul
gptkbp:result	Japanese victory
gptkbp:startDate	January 23, 1942
gptkbp:strategicImportance	Rabaul used as Japanese forward base
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_MO
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7