Operation Iceberg

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:casualties over 200,000
over 100,000
over 12,000
gptkbp:celebrates Okinawa Memorial Day
gptkbp:climate typhoons
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:cultural_impact depictions in media
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration 82 days
gptkbp:effectiveDate April 1, 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare amphibious vehicles
gptkbp:finaleDate June 22, 1945
gptkbp:goal capture_Okinawa
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_significance last_major_battle_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:historicalSignificance after-action reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Iceberg
gptkbp:impact gptkb:U.S._military_presence_in_Japan
influence_on_U.S._military_strategy
Okinawan_population
displacement_of_Okinawans
on_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:intelligence Operation Magic
gptkbp:involved gptkb:General_Mitsuru_Ushijima
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:land_use gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:logistics amphibious assault
gptkbp:militaryRank Battle of the Philippine Sea
importance of logistics
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
critical for success
gptkbp:outcome Allied_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor Operation Downfall
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Operation_Iceberg_II
gptkbp:significance strategic_base_for_invasion_of_Japan
gptkbp:significantEvent Kamikaze_attacks
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Post-war_occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:tactics combined arms warfare
island hopping
to_weaken_Japanese_defenses
Ketsugo
gptkbp:torque approximately 100,000
approximately 550,000