Operation Galvanic

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World War II operation military operation

Operation Galvanic was the U.S. amphibious offensive in November 1943 that launched the Gilbert Islands campaign in the central Pacific, including the bloody Battle of Tarawa, during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Operation Dexterity ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II operation → military operation →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → United States →
casualties	heavy U.S. casualties at Tarawa →
codename	Operation Galvanic →
commandedBy	Admiral Chester W. Nimitz →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States →
endTime	November 23, 1943 →
followedBy	Marshall Islands campaign →
front	Pacific Theater of Operations →
groundCommander	Major General Julian C. Smith → Major General Ralph C. Smith →
hasPart	Battle of Makin → Battle of Tarawa → landing on Abemama →
involvedUnit	U.S. 27th Infantry Division → U.S. 2nd Marine Division → U.S. Fifth Fleet → U.S. V Amphibious Corps →
location	Abemama Atoll → Gilbert Islands → Makin Atoll → Tarawa Atoll →
navalCommander	Admiral Raymond A. Spruance →
notableFor	first major U.S. amphibious offensive in the central Pacific → intense amphibious assault at Tarawa →
objective	capture of Abemama Atoll → capture of Makin Atoll → capture of Tarawa Atoll → seizure of the Gilbert Islands →
opposedByUnit	Japanese 3rd Special Base Force →
partOf	Gilbert Islands campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Solomon Islands campaign →
result	Allied victory → U.S. capture of Abemama → U.S. capture of Makin → U.S. capture of Tarawa →
startTime	November 20, 1943 →
strategicPurpose	advance U.S. offensive across the central Pacific → secure airfields for operations against the Marshall Islands →
supportedBy	U.S. Marine Corps aviation → U.S. Navy carrier task forces → U.S. naval gunfire →
theatre	Central Pacific →
timePeriod	November 1943 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Galvanic →	codename
Operation Cartwheel ("Operation Dexterity") →	componentOperation
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign →	includesOperation
Battle of Tarawa →	operationName