Solomon Islands Campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties tens of thousands
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkb:Harukichi_Hyakutake
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
Harold Alexander
gptkbp:endDate 1945-11
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solomon Islands Campaign
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Munda_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Shortland_Islands
gptkb:Munda
gptkb:Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:New_Georgia
gptkb:Choiseul
gptkb:Arundel_Island
gptkb:Kolombangara
gptkb:Bougainville
gptkb:Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Rendova
gptkb:Vella_Lavella
gptkb:Mono_Island
gptkb:Treasury_Islands
gptkb:Florida_Islands
gptkb:Russell_Islands
Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
gptkb:Operation_Toenails
gptkbp:objective to secure lines of communication between the US and Australia
to neutralize Japanese bases
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance first major Allied offensive against Japan
turning point in Pacific War
gptkbp:startDate 1942-06
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7