Strategic capture of Okinawa
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Shuri_Castle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased civilian casualties
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| gptkbp:archives |
Survivor stories and testimonies
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Over 200,000 total casualties
Approximately 100,000 military personnel Approximately 12,500 U. S. troops Estimated 150,000 Okinawan civilians |
| gptkbp:challenges |
Supply line issues
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Mitsuru_Ushijima
gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr. |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influence on Okinawan identity
Influence on post-war Okinawa |
| gptkbp:date |
April 1, 1945
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| gptkbp:defense |
Approximately 100,000 troops
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| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Global awareness of war's brutality
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| gptkbp:duration |
82 days
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| gptkbp:end_date |
June 22, 1945
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| gptkbp:finale_date |
Evaluation of military decisions
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Study of military tactics and strategies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Controversy over necessity of the battle
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Extensive records and accounts exist
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Hirohito
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Prelude to the atomic bombings
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Strategic capture of Okinawa
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| gptkbp:impact |
Significant destruction of infrastructure
Many Okinawan civilians were caught in the conflict |
| gptkbp:intelligence |
Use of reconnaissance missions
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Various memorials established in Okinawa
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Memorials and remembrance events
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
Films and documentaries produced
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Amphibious assault
Island hopping strategy Surface and air battles |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Development of new amphibious assault techniques
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| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Urban warfare tactics U. S. military administration |
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
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| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:retirement_year |
Long-term U. S. military presence in Okinawa
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| gptkbp:significance |
Last major battle in the Pacific Theater
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of airfields and ports
Establish a base for the invasion of Japan |
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Cave warfare
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Typhoons affected operations
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