Operation Cottage
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Operation Cottage was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians, notable for encountering an unexpectedly evacuated Japanese garrison yet still suffering casualties from friendly fire and accidents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Cottage canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Kiska
|
| belligerent |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| casualties |
Allied casualties from accidents
ⓘ
Allied casualties from friendly fire ⓘ Allied casualties from mines and booby traps ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid
ⓘ
Charles H. Corlett ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1943-08-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Allied control over Aleutians ⓘ |
| forceType | amphibious assault force ⓘ |
| hasPart |
amphibious landing on Kiska
ⓘ
occupation of Kiska ⓘ |
| location |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Kiska Island ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army Pacific force
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of Japanese defenders on landing
ⓘ
accidental casualties from mines and booby traps ⓘ friendly fire casualties ⓘ |
| objective | recapture Kiska Island from Japanese forces ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| opposingForcesStatus | Japanese garrison had evacuated prior to landing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| precededBy | Japanese evacuation of Kiska ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Attu
ⓘ
Japanese evacuation of Kiska in July 1943 ⓘ Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese occupation of Kiska
|
| result |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation of Kiska
Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-08-15 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | securing Aleutian Islands from Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | elimination of Japanese presence in Aleutian Islands ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | capture of abandoned Japanese positions ⓘ |
| theater |
Northern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific
|
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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