battle of the Solomon Islands

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Bainbridge
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Allied presence in the Pacific
gptkbp:aircraft_operated Japanese naval aviation
Marine Corps aviation
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:date February 9, 1943
August 7, 1942
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkb:Solomon_Islands_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Goodtime
gptkb:Coral_Sea
gptkb:New_Georgia_Islands
gptkb:Bougainville
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
gptkb:Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Cherry_Blossom
gptkb:Solomon_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Operation_Ke
gptkb:Tulagi
gptkb:Operation_I-Go
Florida Islands
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval warfare tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label battle of the Solomon Islands
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkb:U._S._Marines
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkbp:notable_ships Submarines
Aircraft carriers
Destroyers
gptkbp:outcome Establishment of a base at Guadalcanal
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for Allies
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Solomon Islands
gptkbp:tactics Air superiority
Amphibious assault
Naval blockade
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle