Naval Battle of the Aleutian Islands

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued_Allied_operations_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:casualties Allied_casualties:_50
Japanese_casualties:_200
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials and historical sites
gptkbp:climate Fog and rough seas
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_C._Kinkaid
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:culturalImpact Studied in academic courses
Inspired literature
Featured in museum exhibits
Influenced war films
Memorialized in documentaries
gptkbp:date May 1943
gptkbp:duration May 1943
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Kiska
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Aleutian_Islands_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in naval archives
Reports from military historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First naval battle fought in the North Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Battle of the Aleutian Islands
gptkbp:intelligence Use of reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:involved gptkb:IJN_Kongo
gptkb:Combined_Fleet
gptkb:IJN_Haruna
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkb:USS_Salt_Lake_City
USS Nashville
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:militaryService Air superiority
Surface engagement
Island_hopping
gptkbp:navalFleet Submarines
Aircraft carriers
Destroyers
Cruisers
gptkbp:outcome Allied_forces_gained_control
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalRole Shift_in_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
Battle of Midway
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_control_of_the_Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:strategicGoals Disrupt_Japanese_supply_lines
Preventing_Japanese_expansion
gptkbp:type naval engagement