Operation Kikusui 19

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
gptkbp:aircraft_operated kamikaze planes
gptkbp:associated_with kamikaze tactics
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:conducted the Battle of Okinawa
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:kamikaze_pilots
extreme conditions
gptkbp:date April 1945
gptkbp:depicted_in a last-ditch effort
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:exhibited_at Japanese resolve
gptkbp:followed_by surrender of Japan
gptkbp:goal to attack Allied forces
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kikusui 19
gptkbp:influenced_by Japanese military strategy
Japanese cultural beliefs
gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of Japanese naval tactics
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:battle
Allied supply lines
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
gptkbp:is_characterized_by desperation of Japanese forces
high stakes for Japan
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of effective planning
gptkbp:is_designed_to inflict maximum damage
gptkbp:is_documented_in military history records
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Japanese_Navy
thousands of sailors
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:kamikaze_operations
Japanese defense strategy
gptkbp:is_reflected_in the desperation of the Japanese military leadership
gptkbp:last_aired major operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy
gptkbp:led_to increased Allied air superiority
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:notable_event the history of naval warfare
gptkbp:notable_ships destroyers
gptkbp:number_of_stages the Pacific War.
gptkbp:outcome failed
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:reports_to Allied intelligence
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy losses for Japan
gptkbp:significance last major naval operation of Japan
gptkbp:size Okinawa campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance regain control of the seas
gptkbp:tactics surprise attacks
gptkbp:type suicidal attack
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the eventual defeat of Japan
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the loss of territory
Allied advances in the Pacific
gptkbp:was_marked_by high casualty rates