Operation Forager
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Operation Forager was the major U.S. Pacific campaign in mid-1944 that captured the Mariana Islands from Japan, enabling strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
→
military operation → |
| airSupportFrom |
Carrier Strike Groups
→
surface form: "U.S. carrier task forces"
|
| alsoKnownAs | Marianas campaign → |
| belligerent |
Japan
→
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| codeName | Operation Forager → |
| commandedBy | Chester W. Nimitz → |
| componentOperation |
Invasion of Guam
→
surface form: "Battle of Guam (1944)"
Battle of Saipan → Invasion of Tinian →
surface form: "Battle of Tinian"
|
| conflict | World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| enabled |
deployment of B-29 Superfortress bombers against Japan
→
strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands → |
| endDate | 1944-08-10 → |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
→
surface form: "Philippines campaign (1944–1945)"
|
| geopoliticalRegion | Micronesia → |
| involvedUnit |
United States Army
→
surface form: "U.S. Army"
U.S. Fifth Fleet → United States Marine Corps →
surface form: "U.S. Marine Corps"
United States Navy →
surface form: "U.S. Navy"
|
| isPartOf |
Ryukyu Islands campaign
→
surface form: "Central Pacific campaign"
|
| landForcesCommandedBy | Holland M. Smith → |
| location |
Guam
→
Mariana Islands → Saipan → Tinian → |
| navalForcesCommandedBy | Raymond A. Spruance → |
| objective |
capture of the Mariana Islands
→
establish bases for strategic bombing of Japan → |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
Imperial Japanese Navy → |
| partOf | Pacific War → |
| precededBy | Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → |
| purpose | secure airfields for long-range operations against Japan → |
| relatedEvent | Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → |
| result |
U.S. capture of Guam
→
U.S. capture of Saipan → U.S. capture of Tinian → decisive American victory → |
| startDate | 1944-06-15 → |
| strategicSignificance |
brought Japanese home islands within range of U.S. heavy bombers
→
weakened Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central Pacific → |
| theatre |
Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II
→
surface form: "Pacific Ocean theater of World War II"
|
| timePeriod | mid-1944 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.