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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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naval operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Midway Operation
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| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
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| codeName |
MI
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| commandedBy |
Isoroku Yamamoto
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Japan
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| culminatedIn |
Battle of Midway
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| followedBy |
Japanese defensive operations in the Central Pacific
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| hasPart |
amphibious landing plan on Midway Atoll
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carrier air attacks on Midway → diversionary operations in the Aleutian Islands → |
| impact |
turning point in the Pacific War
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| intelligenceContext |
U.S. codebreaking of Japanese naval communications (JN-25)
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| involvedShipType |
aircraft carrier
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battleship → cruiser → destroyer → submarine → |
| involvedUnit |
Combined Fleet
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First Air Fleet → |
| location |
Central Pacific Ocean
→
Midway Atoll → |
| navalForceCommander |
Chuichi Nagumo
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| objective |
destruction of United States Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers
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seizure of Midway Atoll → |
| opposedBy |
United States Navy
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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| plannedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| plannedLandingDate |
1942-06-07
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| planningYear |
1942
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| precededBy |
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific
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| relatedOperation |
Operation AL
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| result |
Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway
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cancellation of Japanese invasion of Midway → |
| startTime |
1942-06
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| 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
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submarine picket line deployment → use of seaplanes for reconnaissance → |
| target |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
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| theater |
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
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| timePeriod |
June 1942
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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notableOperation |