Pacific island-hopping campaign

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	leapfrogging
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:endDate	1945
gptkbp:goal	bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions capture strategic islands establish forward bases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pacific island-hopping campaign
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn	Allied victory facilitated invasion of Japan isolation of Japanese strongholds
gptkbp:significance	accelerated end of Pacific War weakened Japanese supply lines
gptkbp:startDate	1943
gptkbp:strategy	naval warfare amphibious warfare
gptkbp:theatreWork	gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Underwater_Demolition_Teams
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5