World War II Battle of Okinawa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_War_II_Battle_of_Okinawa

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:casualties	over 100,000 over 200,000 total
gptkbp:category	1945 in Japan Pacific War battles battles involving Japan battles involving the United States battles of World War II
gptkbp:civilianCasualties	over 100,000
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Japan gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Isamu_Cho gptkb:Mitsuru_Ushijima gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:endDate	1945-06-22
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World War II Battle of Okinawa
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ryukyu_Islands gptkb:Okinawa_Island
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Okinawa_Peace_Memorial_Park gptkb:Cornerstone_of_Peace
gptkbp:navalBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:death_of_Lt._Gen._Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr. heavy kamikaze attacks mass civilian suicides
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved	gptkb:USS_Missouri gptkb:Yamato USS Laffey
gptkbp:significance	largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War last major battle of World War II
gptkbp:startDate	1945-04-01
gptkbp:strategicObjective	capture Okinawa as staging area for invasion of Japan
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	B-29 bombers kamikaze planes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Okinawa_Prefecture gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4