Operation Kōkū 5

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath increased Allied control in the Pacific
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Zero_fighters
Betty bombers
Judy dive bombers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:challenges communication issues
fuel shortages
supply line disruptions
Allied reconnaissance
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Jisaburo_Ozawa
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Japanese_high_command
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:end_date May 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:focuses_on Okinawa campaign
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:archive
war reports
personal accounts
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future naval engagements
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Japan's declining military capabilities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kōkū 5
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Japanese_aircraft_carriers
gptkb:Japanese_submarines
gptkb:Kido_Butai
gptkbp:issues military historians
strategic studies
war strategy reviews
gptkbp:legacy part of Japan's final military efforts in WWII
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive operations
counteroffensive tactics
gptkbp:military_technology aircraft carriers
cruisers
destroyers
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Kōkū_4
gptkb:Operation_Kōkū_6
gptkbp:objective disrupt Allied supply lines
gptkbp:outcome failed
disruption of Allied logistics
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy losses for Japan
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Battle of Okinawa
gptkbp:strategic_importance defend against Allied invasion
gptkbp:tactics air superiority
surprise attack
submarine warfare
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle
gptkbp:year_created April 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4