Operation Iceberg Air Campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:challenges weather conditions
logistical issues
enemy resistance
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:the_Pacific_Ocean
several months
secure airfields
Japanese air defenses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Iceberg Air Campaign
gptkbp:included B-29 Superfortress bombers
gptkbp:influenced post-war military strategy
gptkbp:involved air superiority missions
close air support missions
gptkbp:involves gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting Japanese supply lines
capturing Okinawa
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Archives
military historians
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:civil_aviation
Allied victory in the Pacific
strategic air power
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Japanese_forces
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:notable_for high altitude bombing missions
large scale air operations
gptkbp:occurs_in 1945
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:partnership ground forces
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy casualties for Japan
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:intelligence_gathering
strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
coordinated air strikes
advanced aircraft technology
gptkbp:was_followed_by invasion of Japan
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous air campaigns
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Operation_Downfall
Pacific Theater
island hopping strategy
Allied strategy
the Allied offensive
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:intelligence_operations
logistical operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4