Operation Iceberg

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World War II campaign military operation

Operation Iceberg was the codename for the Allied amphibious assault and ensuing campaign to capture the Japanese island of Okinawa during World War II.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military operation →
alliedNation	United Kingdom →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Okinawa → Invasion of Okinawa →
belligerent	British Pacific Fleet → Japan → United Kingdom → United States → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
civilianImpact	large civilian casualties on Okinawa →
codename	Operation Iceberg →
commander	Chester W. Nimitz → Raymond A. Spruance → Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. →
conflict	Battle of Okinawa →
country	Japan →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
date	April–June 1945 →
endDate	1945-06-22 →
followedBy	planning for Operation Downfall → strategic bombing of Japan →
hasPart	air operations over Okinawa → amphibious assault on Okinawa → ground campaign on Okinawa → naval bombardment of Okinawa →
historicalPeriod	1940s →
involves	British Pacific Fleet Task Force 57 → Tenth United States Army → U.S. Pacific Fleet → U.S. Tenth Army →
location	Okinawa →
notableFeature	extensive kamikaze attacks against Allied fleet → largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II →
objective	capture Okinawa → secure bases for planned invasion of Japan →
opposingCommander	Isamu Chō → Mitsuru Ushijima →
partOf	Pacific War → World War II →
precededBy	Battle of Iwo Jima →
result	Allied victory →
startDate	1945-04-01 →
strategicImportance	influenced decision to use atomic bombs → provided airfields close to Japanese home islands →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →
typeOfAttack	amphibious assault →
typeOfWarfare	combined arms operation →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Iceberg →	codename
Battle of Okinawa →	operationName
Ryukyu Islands campaign →	relatedOperation