Operation Meridian
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Operation Meridian was a series of World War II Royal Navy carrier air raids against Japanese oil refineries in Sumatra in early 1945.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Meridian canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | losses of Royal Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian
NERFINISHED
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Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAttacked | Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | January 1945 ⓘ |
| forceType | carrier air raid ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Operation Meridian I
NERFINISHED
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Operation Meridian II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to destroy Japanese oil production facilities in Sumatra
ⓘ
to reduce Japanese fuel supplies ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
British Pacific Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Fleet Air Arm squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy aircraft carriers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied strategic bombing of Japanese oil facilities
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British Pacific Fleet operations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical success
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significant damage to Japanese oil refineries at Palembang ⓘ |
| startTime | January 1945 ⓘ |
| strategicImpact | further depletion of Japanese fuel resources in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| target |
Japanese oil refineries
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Palembang oil refineries NERFINISHED ⓘ oil storage facilities ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | early 1945 ⓘ |
| used |
aircraft carriers
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carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
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