The Battle of the Gilbert Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Victory_at_Sea
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
establishment of airfields
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
high on both sides
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Shigeyoshi_Inoue
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz |
| gptkbp:date |
November 20, 1943
|
| gptkbp:duration |
November 20 to November 23, 1943
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Makin
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
part of the Central Pacific Campaign
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major offensive in the Central Pacific
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of the Gilbert Islands
|
| gptkbp:impact |
shift in naval power in the Pacific
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:Marine_Corps
Army troops |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gilbert_Islands
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
island hopping
involved aircraft carriers |
| gptkbp:objective |
capture of Japanese-held islands
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic location in the Pacific
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
cut off Japanese supply lines
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
combined naval and air operations
|
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit gptkb:government_agency gptkb:starship gptkb:battle gptkb:helicopter logistics support machine guns torpedoes helicopters radar systems submarines B-24 Liberator bombers aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers military supply chains military communications systems military logistics systems communications equipment naval mines combat ships naval support vessels military intelligence systems military operations systems military transport ships landing craft air cushion (LCAC) F4 F Wildcat fighters military planning systems LS Ts (Landing Ship Tanks) amphibious assault vehicles (AA Vs) logistical vessels military reconnaissance systems military strategy systems |
| gptkbp:type |
amphibious assault
|