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.

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Operation Cottage canonical 3

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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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World War II hasPart Operation Cottage
Kiska Island wasSiteOf Operation Cottage
Battle of Kiska codename Operation Cottage