Mariana and Palau Islands campaign

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Forager gptkb:Marianas_campaign
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz gptkb:Kuniaki_Koiso gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Saito gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance gptkb:Hideyoshi_Obata gptkb:Holland_Smith
gptkbp:endDate	27 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:objective	Capture of strategic islands for air bases Cut off Japanese supply lines
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_campaign
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Enabled Allied bombing of Japanese home islands
gptkbp:startDate	15 June 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Central_Pacific_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5