bombing of Okinawa

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath cultural preservation efforts
reconstruction efforts
regional security dynamics
commemoration events
international relations studies
nuclear policy discussions
influence on peace movements
military strategy evolution
historical narratives in textbooks
artistic representations in media
increased awareness of civilian casualties
scholarly research developments
war_crimes_trials
U.S.-Japan_relations
political_changes_in_Japan
U.S._foreign_policy_changes
historical_memory_in_Japan
U.S._military_bases_established
impact_on_Okinawan_identity
cultural_impact_on_Okinawa
gptkbp:casualties over 100,000 Japanese soldiers
over 100,000 civilians
over 12,000 U.S. soldiers
gptkbp:date April 1, 1945
June 22, 1945
gptkbp:followedBy occupation_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:goal gptkb:capture_of_Okinawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bombing of Okinawa
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:post-war_Japan
U.S._military_strategy
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
ground troops
air support
naval bombardment
gptkbp:is_characterized_by intense fighting
high civilian impact
prolonged duration
extensive air raids
use of kamikaze tactics
gptkbp:led_to increased_military_presence_in_the_Pacific
Naha's_destruction
mass_civilian_evacuations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction of infrastructure
significant casualties
gptkbp:significance last_major_battle_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:tactics island hopping
gptkbp:type aerial bombing