Operation Kikusui 5

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:conducted the final stages of World War II
gptkbp:date April 1945
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:goal Attack Allied forces
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated desperation of Japanese forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kikusui 5
gptkbp:influenced post-war naval strategies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
gptkbp:is_criticized_for high casualty rates
gptkbp:is_designed_to disrupt Allied supply lines
gptkbp:is_documented_in military history records
gptkbp:is_one_of final operations of the Japanese Navy
gptkbp:is_reflected_in the desperation of the Japanese military
gptkbp:is_significant_for the Pacific War
gptkbp:is_targeted_at Allied shipping lanes
gptkbp:key the Battle of Okinawa
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:Japanese_bases_in_Okinawa
gptkbp:led_to increased Allied air defenses
gptkbp:legacy Kamikaze tactics.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:meets heavy Allied resistance
gptkbp:military_strategy gain a strategic advantage
gptkbp:notable_event the history of naval warfare
gptkbp:notable_ships Japanese warships
gptkbp:outcome Defeat of Japanese forces
gptkbp:overlooks other military events
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Kamikaze_pilots
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Navy
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Kamikaze_aircraft
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Operation_Kikusui
gptkbp:reported_by Allied intelligence
gptkbp:resulted_in significant naval losses
gptkbp:strategic_goals defend the home islands
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:type suicidal attack
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of Japanese resolve
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the eventual surrender of Japan
gptkbp:was_a_last-ditch_effort_to turn the tide of the war
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Allied advances in the Pacific
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_allied_superiority_in air power
gptkbp:was_characterized_by suicidal tactics
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Kamikaze_units
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous military failures
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Kamikaze operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5