Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
soften enemy defenses
Japanese_morale |
| gptkbp:aircraft |
dive bombers
torpedo bombers |
| gptkbp:armament |
naval guns
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Admiral_Richmond_K._Turner
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| gptkbp:criticism |
ineffectiveness against entrenched positions
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| gptkbp:date |
February 19, 1945
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
military reports
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 3 days
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
amphibious assault
intense fighting occupation of the island |
| gptkbp:hasPrograms |
island hopping
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
battleships cruisers destroyers over 100,000 personnel over 500 ships |
| gptkbp:is_a |
land invasion
in_the_Pacific_War |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
heavy bombardment
extensive naval firepower |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
support ground troops
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
U.S._military_strategy
U.S._forces_in_the_Pacific. |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
to establish airfields to_cut_off_Japanese_supply_lines to_secure_the_Mariana_and_Palau_Islands |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
historical studies
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
naval aviation
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| gptkbp:keyEvent |
World_War_II_history
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Iwo_Jima
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
ground forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
harsh weather conditions
several phases U.S._forces U.S._Navy_and_Marine_Corps |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
air strikes
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction of fortifications
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic capture of island
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| gptkbp:targets |
Japanese_defenses
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the_eventual_capture_of_Iwo_Jima
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Japanese_fortifications
Japanese_resistance |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
naval power
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
high casualties
|