capture of Okinawa

GPTKB entity

Properties (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:U.S._occupation_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:casualties over 200,000
over 100,000
approximately 150,000
over 12,000
gptkbp:climate typhoons
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mitsuru_Ushijima
gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Okinawa's_post-war_identity
gptkbp:date April 1, 1945
gptkbp:finaleDate June 22, 1945
gptkbp:historical_significance paved_the_way_for_the_invasion_of_Japan
gptkbp:historicalEvent one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label capture of Okinawa
gptkbp:impact Okinawan_population
influenced_post-war_Japan
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Tenth_Army
gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkb:32nd_Army
intelligence operations
logistical challenges
military logistics
psychological warfare
defensive warfare
supply shortages
guerilla warfare tactics
territorial defense
military hierarchy
fortified positions
strategic withdrawal
combined arms tactics
air defense systems
strategic failures
defensive lines
battlefield innovations
surrender negotiations
amphibious landings
battlefield communications
air superiority achieved
bunker systems
strategic air campaigns
heavy artillery use
post-battle assessments
combined naval and air operations
military losses
final stand
naval bombardment tactics
reinforcement challenges
Army_and_Navy_combined_operations
Kamikaze_attacks
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
gptkbp:militaryRank U.S._military_bases_established
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance last_major_battle_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:strategicGoals proximity_to_mainland_Japan
gptkbp:tactics amphibious assault
island hopping
capture of airfields