Operation Kikusui 14

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Zero_fighters
gptkbp:associated_with kamikaze tactics
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:kamikaze_squadrons
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
limited resources
April 1945
final stages of World War II
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:battle
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:date April 1945
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_17
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
Operation Kikusui 15
gptkbp:goal disrupt Allied supply lines
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated desperation of Japanese forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kikusui 14
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
previous kamikaze operations
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Japanese_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
naval superiority
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
strategic studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:is_characterized_by desperation
gptkbp:is_chronicled_in military documentaries
gptkbp:is_criticized_for ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to turn the tide of the war
gptkbp:is_documented_in war archives
gptkbp:is_involved_in suicide pilots
gptkbp:is_noted_for high stakes
its impact on naval warfare
gptkbp:is_part_of Japanese naval strategy
Okinawa campaign
Japanese strategy
Japanese counteroffensive efforts
Japanese defense efforts
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by military analysts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:meets heavy resistance
gptkbp:notable_for high casualty rates
gptkbp:notable_ships destroyers
gptkbp:outcome failed mission
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_16
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Japanese_high_command
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:Police_Department
military history books
gptkbp:resulted_in significant losses for Japan
damage to Allied ships
gptkbp:type kamikaze attack
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense combat