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Japanese invasion of Attu and Kiska
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_invasion_of_Attu_and_Kiska
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Boshiro_Hosogaya
gptkb:Charles_H._McMorris
Franklin J. Fletcher
gptkbp:endDate
August 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Japanese invasion of Attu and Kiska
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkb:Attu_Island
gptkb:Kiska_Island
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Operation_AL
gptkbp:opposingOperation
gptkb:Operation_Landcrab
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Aleutian_Islands_campaign
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:purpose
To establish Japanese control over parts of the Aleutians
To divert U.S. forces from Midway
gptkbp:recapturedBy
Attu: May 1943
Kiska: August 1943
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
gptkb:Battle_of_Kiska
gptkbp:result
Allied victory
gptkbp:significance
First time since War of 1812 that foreign forces occupied U.S. soil
Only World War II land battle fought on incorporated U.S. territory
gptkbp:startDate
June 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7