Operation Galvanic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 1,000 US troops
Approximately 4,500 Japanese troops
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Henry_M._Mullinnix
gptkbp:date November 20, 1943
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Catchpole
gptkbp:goal gptkb:Capture_of_Tarawa_Atoll
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Galvanic
gptkbp:involves gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:supply_chain_management
Air support
Intelligence gathering
Joint operations
Logistical support
Tactical planning
Medical evacuation
Reconnaissance missions
Use of artillery
Military training exercises
Naval bombardment
Use of landing craft
Use of reconnaissance aircraft
Infantry assaults
Use of signal flags
Use of weather reports
Use of destroyers
Use of submarines
War strategy development
Amphibious landings
Use of psychological operations
Use of aircraft carriers
Post-battle assessments
Coordination with allies
Civilian evacuations
Use of communication equipment
Use of intelligence reports
Use of military doctrine
Use of supply depots
Use of combined arms operations
Use of radar technology
Naval minesweeping
Communication coordination
Tank landings
Use of air tactics
Use of amphibious warfare tactics
Use of bombers
Use of combat engineering
Use of encrypted messages
Use of fighter planes
Use of ground tactics
Use of joint tactics
Use of logistics ships
Use of maps and charts
Use of naval aviation
Use of naval blockade tactics
Use of naval tactics
Use of strategic bombing tactics
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Battle_of_Makin
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First major amphibious assault in the Central Pacific
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Recapture_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Holland_Smith
gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4