Battle of Cape Gloucester
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The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cape Gloucester canonical | 15 |
| Cape Gloucester | 4 |
| Cape Gloucester campaign | 4 |
| Cape Gloucester landings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T58662 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Cape Gloucester Context triple: [1st Marine Division (United States), notableBattle, Battle of Cape Gloucester]
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Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a brutal 1943 Pacific island assault in which U.S. Marines fought heavily entrenched Japanese forces on the atoll of Betio, marking one of World War II’s first major amphibious invasions against a strongly defended beachhead.
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Battle of Rennell Island
The Battle of Rennell Island was a late January 1943 naval air engagement in the Pacific Theater of World War II, in which Japanese aircraft attacked and sank or damaged U.S. warships as American forces covered the final stages of the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Battle of Tassafaronga
The Battle of Tassafaronga was a nighttime World War II naval engagement off Guadalcanal in November 1942, in which a smaller Japanese destroyer force inflicted heavy losses on a superior U.S. cruiser group through effective use of long-range torpedoes.
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Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific where Allied forces fought to halt Japanese expansion and secure strategic control of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cape Gloucester Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
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A.
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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B.
Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a brutal 1943 Pacific island assault in which U.S. Marines fought heavily entrenched Japanese forces on the atoll of Betio, marking one of World War II’s first major amphibious invasions against a strongly defended beachhead.
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C.
Battle of Rennell Island
The Battle of Rennell Island was a late January 1943 naval air engagement in the Pacific Theater of World War II, in which Japanese aircraft attacked and sank or damaged U.S. warships as American forces covered the final stages of the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
Battle of Tassafaronga
The Battle of Tassafaronga was a nighttime World War II naval engagement off Guadalcanal in November 1942, in which a smaller Japanese destroyer force inflicted heavy losses on a superior U.S. cruiser group through effective use of long-range torpedoes.
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Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific where Allied forces fought to halt Japanese expansion and secure strategic control of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Cape Gloucester
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surface form:
Cape Gloucester campaign
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
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significant Allied casualties from combat and disease ⓘ |
| combatType |
amphibious assault
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jungle warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Iwao Matsuda
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William H. Rupertus ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ |
| date |
December 1943
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January 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-04-22 ⓘ |
| environment |
dense jungle
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heavy rainfall ⓘ swampy terrain ⓘ |
| followedBy | Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ |
| front | Allied advance along New Britain ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Cape Gloucester
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cape Gloucester
New Britain ⓘ Territory of New Guinea ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
112th Cavalry Regiment
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1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
32nd Infantry Division ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult logistical conditions for U.S. Marines
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use of close air support and naval gunfire ⓘ |
| objective |
seizure of Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester
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seizure of western tip of New Britain ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Backhander ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Britain campaign
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Operation Cartwheel ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Landing at Arawe ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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capture of Cape Gloucester airfield ⓘ isolation of Rabaul ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-26 ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
to secure airfields for Allied operations in New Britain
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to support the encirclement of Rabaul ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States Army Air Forces
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| theater | South West Pacific Area ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape Gloucester Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
Referenced by (24)
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