The Battle of Midway

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aircraftLost Japan: 248
United States: 150+
gptkbp:casualties United States: 307 killed
Japan: 3,057 killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkb:Chuichi_Nagumo
gptkb:Frank_Jack_Fletcher
gptkb:Nobutake_Kondo
gptkbp:date June 4–7, 1942
gptkbp:endDate 1942-06-07
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Midway
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:JapaneseCarrier gptkb:Kaga
gptkb:Akagi
gptkb:Hiryu
gptkb:Soryu
gptkbp:location gptkb:Midway_Atoll
gptkbp:mediaType Documentary: The Battle of Midway (1942)
Film: Midway (1976)
Film: Midway (2019)
gptkbp:navalBattle true
gptkbp:notableEvent Sinking of four Japanese carriers in one day
Breaking of Japanese naval codes by US intelligence
gptkbp:objective Japanese attempt to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_MI
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result Decisive American victory
gptkbp:shipsSunk Japan: 1 cruiser (Mikuma)
United States: 1 aircraft carrier (USS Yorktown)
Japan: 4 aircraft carriers (Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu)
United States: 1 destroyer (USS Hammann)
gptkbp:significance Turning point in the Pacific War
gptkbp:startDate 1942-06-04
gptkbp:theatreWork gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:USNCarrier gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Enterprise
gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Best_Motion_Picture,_Documentary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6