Japanese occupation of Wake Island

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World War II Pacific theatre event military occupation

The Japanese occupation of Wake Island was the World War II period during which Imperial Japan seized and controlled the small Pacific atoll from late 1941 until its surrender to Allied forces in 1945.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese occupation of Wake Island canonical	2
Invasion of Wake Island	1
Second Japanese landing and capture of Wake Island	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II Pacific theatre event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
aftermath	war crimes trials of Japanese officers involved in Wake Island executions ⓘ
chronology	began after Japanese victory in the Battle of Wake Island ⓘ ended with formal Japanese surrender on Wake Island in September 1945 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
controlledBy	Japanese 4th Fleet ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy 4th Fleet
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
endTime	1945-09-04 ⓘ
followed	Battle of Wake Island ⓘ
followedBy	United States administration of Wake Island ⓘ
follows	United States administration of Wake Island ⓘ
garrison	Japanese army troops ⓘ Japanese naval troops ⓘ
hasPart	execution of prisoners of war on Wake Island ⓘ forced labor on Wake Island ⓘ imprisonment of American civilians ⓘ
involves	American prisoners of war ⓘ Imperial Japanese military personnel ⓘ civilian contractors from the United States ⓘ
location	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Wake Island ⓘ
notableCommander	Shigematsu Sakaibara NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupyingForce	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
opponent	Allied forces ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf	Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central Pacific ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
previousTerritorialHolder	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
relatedTo	Battle of Wake Island ⓘ U.S. Army Central Pacific Area ⓘ surface form: Central Pacific Area operations Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
result	Japanese control of Wake Island until 1945 ⓘ
significantEvent	Allied air raids on Wake Island ⓘ mass execution of American POWs on Wake Island in 1943 ⓘ naval bombardments of Wake Island ⓘ
startTime	1941-12-23 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of air and sea routes in the Central Pacific ⓘ
subsequentTerritorialHolder	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
surrenderedTo	Allied forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
territorialChange	Wake Island under Japanese control 1941–1945 ⓘ
usedFor	air base ⓘ early‑warning outpost ⓘ naval base ⓘ
warCrime	execution of American POWs ordered by Shigematsu Sakaibara ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese colonial empire → hasPart → Japanese occupation of Wake Island ⓘ

Battle of Wake Island → hasPart → Japanese occupation of Wake Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Japanese landing and capture of Wake Island

Battle of Wake Island → aftermath → Japanese occupation of Wake Island ⓘ

CV-2 → tookPartIn → Japanese occupation of Wake Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Wake Island