Operation MI
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Operation MI was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s World War II plan to seize Midway Atoll, culminating in the pivotal Battle of Midway in June 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation MI canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Midway
ⓘ
surface form:
Midway Operation
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| codeName | MI ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese defensive operations in the Central Pacific ⓘ |
| hasPart |
amphibious landing plan on Midway Atoll
ⓘ
carrier air attacks on Midway ⓘ diversionary operations in the Aleutian Islands ⓘ |
| impact | turning point in the Pacific War ⓘ |
| intelligenceContext | U.S. codebreaking of Japanese naval communications (JN-25) ⓘ |
| involvedShipType |
aircraft carrier
ⓘ
battleship ⓘ cruiser ⓘ destroyer ⓘ submarine ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Combined Fleet
ⓘ
First Air Fleet ⓘ |
| location |
Central Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| navalForceCommander | Chuichi Nagumo ⓘ |
| objective |
destruction of United States Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers
ⓘ
seizure of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific War ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| plannedLandingDate | 1942-06-07 ⓘ |
| planningYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific
|
| relatedOperation | Operation AL ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway
ⓘ
cancellation of Japanese invasion of Midway ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-06 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
extension of Japanese defensive perimeter in the Pacific
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luring U.S. carriers into decisive battle ⓘ |
| tacticalElement |
carrier-based air strikes on Midway Island defenses
ⓘ
submarine picket line deployment ⓘ use of seaplanes for reconnaissance ⓘ |
| target | U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
|
| timePeriod | June 1942 ⓘ |
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