Operation Shō-Gō 16

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath increased Allied naval dominance
gptkbp:casualties thousands
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy_command
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:end_date June 1945
gptkbp:historical_context Pacific Theater
Allied powers' strategy
Japanese government decisions
gptkbp:historical_impact demonstrated Japan's declining naval power
gptkbp:historical_significance final efforts of Japan to regain naval supremacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Shō-Gō 16
gptkbp:influenced_by Japanese military strategy
Allied military strategy
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:legacy impact on post-war naval strategy
influence on military historians
study of naval warfare
symbol of Japan's military decline
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:military_resources_used gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:intelligence_operations
torpedoes
naval mines
gptkbp:military_strategy surprise attack
hit-and-run tactics
concentration of forces
gptkbp:military_technology submarines
aircraft carriers
battleships
destroyers
gptkbp:objective defend against Allied forces
gptkbp:outcome failure
disrupt Allied supply lines
protect Japanese home islands
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Japanese surrender
Kamikaze attacks
Allied invasion of Japan
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy losses for Japan
gptkbp:significance last major naval operation of Japan
gptkbp:start_date April 1945
gptkbp:strategy counteroffensive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Kikusui
gptkbp:type gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kagerō
gptkb:Task_Force_38.11
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6