Operation Detachment

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World War II battle amphibious assault military operation

Operation Detachment was the U.S. amphibious assault campaign in World War II aimed at capturing the strategically vital island of Iwo Jima from Japan.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → amphibious assault → military operation →
associatedWith	Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → United States →
casualties	high U.S. casualties → very high Japanese casualties →
codeName	Operation Detachment →
commander	Chester W. Nimitz → Holland M. Smith → Tadamichi Kuribayashi →
conflict	Battle of Iwo Jima →
country	United States →
datePrecision	day →
defensiveDoctrine	Japanese defense-in-depth →
endDate	1945-03-26 →
followedBy	Battle of Okinawa →
forceType	United States Army Air Forces → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
isPartOfCampaign	U.S. island-hopping campaign →
location	Iwo Jima → Pacific Ocean → Volcano Islands →
notableFeature	extensive tunnel system → heavy Japanese fortifications → iconic flag raising on Mount Suribachi →
objective	capture Iwo Jima → provide emergency landing fields for B-29 bombers → secure airfields on Iwo Jima →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
partOf	Pacific War → World War II →
precededBy	Philippines campaign (1944–1945) →
result	United States victory →
startDate	1945-02-19 →
strategicImportance	air support base for bombing Japan → proximity to Japanese home islands →
tactics	amphibious landing → close air support → naval bombardment →
terrain	black sand beaches → volcanic island →
theater	Pacific Theater of Operations →
year	1945 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Detachment →	codeName
Battle of Iwo Jima →	operationName