Marianas and Palau Islands campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Shift in naval power
Establishment of air bases
Increased_bombing_raids_on_Japan
gptkbp:casualties High_casualties_for_Japan
Significant_casualties_for_the_United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:date August 1944
June 15, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Peleliu
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
Strategic bombing
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Japanese_expansion_in_the_Pacific
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
Allied_counteroffensive
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Turning_point_in_the_Pacific_War
Foundation for future operations
Impact_on_Japanese_morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marianas and Palau Islands campaign
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military strategy
Commemoration in military history
Lessons learned in joint operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Palau_Islands
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
Battle of Guam
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:outcome Allied_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Saipan
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Capture_of_Guam
gptkb:Capture_of_Saipan
gptkb:Capture_of_Tinian
gptkbp:significance Strategic air bases
gptkbp:tactics Air superiority
Amphibious assaults
Naval bombardment
Island_hopping