Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	High on both sides
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance gptkb:Chuichi_Nagumo gptkb:Saito_Yoshitsugu gptkb:Holland_Smith gptkb:Takashina_Takeshi
gptkbp:endDate	November 1944
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Philippines_campaign_(1944–1945)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Mariana_Islands gptkb:Palau_Islands
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1944) gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Angaur gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkbp:notableEvent	Mass civilian suicides on Saipan First use of B-29 bombers from captured islands
gptkbp:objective	Capture of strategic islands for air bases Advance towards Japanese home islands
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_campaign
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Enabled B-29 bombing of Japan
gptkbp:startDate	June 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7