Naval bombardment of the Gilbert Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
naval and air forces
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
civilian casualties
|
| gptkbp:date |
November 1943
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
military historians
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several days
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
invasion_of_Tarawa
|
| gptkbp:hasPrograms |
defeat_Japan
liberate_the_Central_Pacific |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Naval bombardment of the Gilbert Islands
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent military strategies
previous naval battles |
| gptkbp:involved |
naval aviation
air strikes artillery fire |
| gptkbp:is_a |
island hopping strategy
|
| gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of |
effectiveness
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
disrupting enemy logistics
disrupting supply lines disabling enemy airfields |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
air superiority
heavy naval gunfire |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
naval engagements |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
intelligence operations
|
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
the_Central_Pacific_campaign
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
capture of the islands
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gilbert_Islands
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
land forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:the_Pacific_War
gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz land assaults precision targeting |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction_of_Japanese_defenses
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic_advantage_in_the_Pacific_Theater
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
the history of naval warfare
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gain_control_of_the_Pacific
|
| gptkbp:targets |
enemy troop concentrations
Japanese_military_installations |
| gptkbp:utilizes |
battleships
cruisers destroyers |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
secure_the_Pacific_Islands.
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
gptkb:the_Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
the success of subsequent landings |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Japanese_expansion_in_the_Pacific
Japanese_fortifications |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
naval power
joint military operations |