Naval bombardment of the Caroline Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
Japanese_defenses
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
defeat_Japan
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
naval and air forces
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Allied_victory
|
| gptkbp:date |
1944
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
U.S._military_strategists
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
military historians
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several days
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Saipan
land invasion |
| gptkbp:hasPrograms |
cut_off_Japanese_supply_routes
isolate_Japan |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Naval bombardment of the Caroline Islands
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
air strikes destroyers |
| gptkbp:is_a |
further_Allied_offensives
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
air superiority
disrupting supply lines |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
heavy bombardment
coordinated attacks |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
demoralize enemy troops
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
gptkb:the_Pacific_War
island hopping strategy |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
bombardments |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
aircraft carriers
land-based aircraft |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
the_liberation_of_the_Philippines
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
occupation of the islands
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Caroline_Islands
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Task_Force_58
Operation Forager June 1944 strict military protocols precision targeting |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction of infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic advantage
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
secure the area for future operations
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gain control of the region
|
| gptkbp:targets |
Japanese_military_installations
|
| gptkbp:type |
naval warfare
|
| gptkbp:updates |
U.S._naval_presence
|
| gptkbp:uses |
artillery shells
|
| gptkbp:utilizes |
naval vessels
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the success of subsequent landings.
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Japanese_fortifications
Japanese_expansion |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
naval power
|