Operation Shō-Gō 5

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath influence on naval warfare
strategic lessons learned
post-war naval treaties
military reforms in Japan
dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Australian_Navy
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration April 1945 to June 1945
gptkbp:goal defend against Allied forces
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_War
Japanese surrender
Allied occupation of Japan
gptkbp:historical_significance last major naval operation of Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Shō-Gō 5
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:involved_forces Kantai Kessen
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:military_strategy combined fleet operations
gptkbp:military_technology submarines
aircraft carriers
battleships
destroyers
gptkbp:outcome failure
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy losses for Japan
gptkbp:strategic_importance defense of the Japanese home islands
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:Combined_Fleet
defensive operations
Submarine Forces
Surface Forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:tactics_used air superiority
hit-and-run attacks
decoy operations
night battles
gptkbp:type gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shokaku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4