Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
heavy
|
| gptkbp:casualtiesJapan |
over 29,000 killed
|
| gptkbp:casualtiesUnion |
over 3,400 killed
|
| gptkbp:civilianCasualties |
high
thousands |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkb:Holland_Smith |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1944-07-09
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Saipan Campaign
|
| gptkbp:JapaneseForces |
gptkb:43rd_Division
47th Independent Mixed Brigade Oka Detachment |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Saipan |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
use of flamethrowers and tanks by US forces
Japanese counterattacks mass civilian suicides banzai charge Emperor Hirohito's government crisis after defeat Japanese defenders fought to near extinction Japanese government collapse of Tojo cabinet US Marines raising flag on Mount Tapochau US amphibious landings civilians hiding in caves heavy naval bombardment Japanese naval defeat at Battle of the Philippine Sea largest banzai charge of the Pacific War mass civilian suicides at Marpi Point pre-invasion air and naval bombardment |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Chuichi_Nagumo
Lieutenant General Holland Smith Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito |
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Operation_Forager
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Kwajalein
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Allowed US to build airfields for B-29 bombers
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1944-06-15
|
| gptkbp:strategicImportance |
brought Japanese home islands within range of US bombers
|
| gptkbp:USForces |
gptkb:27th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division gptkb:4th_Marine_Division |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Theater
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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