Solomon Islands campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Haruo_Tanaka
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solomon Islands campaign
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Solomon_Islanders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St._George
gptkb:Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Tulagi_and_Gavutu–Tanambogo
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Lavella
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tokyo_Express
Air battles
Amphibious landings
Jungle warfare
Naval battles
gptkbp:objective Control of Solomon Islands
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
Island hopping strategy
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Turning point in Pacific War
gptkbp:startDate 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Theatre
gptkb:Task_Force_109
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5