Volcano Islands campaign
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The Volcano Islands campaign was a World War II Pacific theater operation in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital Iwo Jima and surrounding islands from Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volcano Islands campaign canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Volcano Islands operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval-air-ground operation ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundForcesCommander |
Holland M. Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tadamichi Kuribayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Fifth Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Iwo Jima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Volcano Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | assault landings on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Iwo Jima
ⓘ
capture surrounding Volcano Islands ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese garrison on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mariana and Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ogasawara Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
capture of Iwo Jima by the United States ⓘ capture of Volcano Islands by the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-02-16 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
reduce Japanese early-warning capability against US air raids
ⓘ
support strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
airfields for B-29 Superfortress bombers
ⓘ
emergency landing bases for US bombers ⓘ fighter escort bases for raids on Japan ⓘ |
| theaterCommander | Chester W. Nimitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | February–March 1945 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
island campaign ⓘ |
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