Operation Shō-Gō 28

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath reassessment of naval tactics
gptkbp:air_support limited availability
gptkbp:casualties high
significant losses
gptkbp:combat_history analyzed in war studies
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Japanese_naval_command
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:consequences increased pressure on Japanese government
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Kure_Naval_Base
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration April 1945
gptkbp:end_date April 12, 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Kikusui
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_context Pacific Theater
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:historical_event accelerated end of the war
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped post-war naval policies
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated desperation of Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Shō-Gō 28
gptkbp:intelligence poor reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:legacy part of Japanese military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:military_doctrine kamikaze strategy
gptkbp:military_engagement multiple skirmishes
final naval engagement of the war
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Japanese_high_command
gptkbp:military_outcome decisive Allied victory
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
defensive operations
suicidal missions
gptkbp:military_technology aircraft carriers
depleted
gptkbp:naval_assets_lost destroyers
gptkbp:notable_ships studied by historians
gptkbp:objective defend against Allied forces
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Shō-Gō_27
gptkbp:outcome failure
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:participants Japanese pilots
gptkbp:post_war_career limited
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:result surrender of Japan
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of Japanese fleet
gptkbp:significance last major Japanese naval operation
gptkbp:strategic_goals failed to achieve objectives
disrupt Allied supply lines
inability to halt Allied advance
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:kamikaze_attacks
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:tactics_used airborne assaults
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:type gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:year_created April 6, 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_Takijiro_Onishi
gptkb:Admiral_Kurita
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7