Operation Shō-Gō 6

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:surrender_of_Japan
gptkbp:casualties significant loss of life
destruction of ships
damage to aircraft
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkbp:commissioningDate April 6, 1945
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:finaleDate April 7, 1945
gptkbp:future_plans disrupt_Allied_supply_lines
gptkbp:goal defend_against_Allied_forces
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military studies
analyzed for tactical lessons
discussed in war documentaries
featured in books on naval warfare
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Shō-Gō 6
gptkbp:impact accelerated end of the war
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japanese_aircraft
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Japanese_battleships
gptkb:Japanese_submarines
gptkb:Shinano
gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:Admiral_Marc_Mitscher
Musashi
Yamato
gptkbp:legacy part of naval history
example of last-ditch military strategies
symbol_of_Japan's_wartime_efforts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:navalFleet air strikes
surface action
kamikaze attacks
gptkbp:outcome failure
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Operation_Heaven's_Fall
Operation Kikusui
Operation Taffy 3
gptkbp:resultedIn heavy_losses_for_Japan
gptkbp:significance last major naval engagement of the war
gptkbp:skills inability_to_halt_Allied_advance
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:targets gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:type naval battle