Battle of the Komandorski Islands
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The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a 1943 naval engagement in the North Pacific between U.S. and Japanese forces, notable for being fought entirely with surface ships and helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Komandorski Islands canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6844446 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of the Komandorski Islands Context triple: [Battle of Attu, precededBy, Battle of the Komandorski Islands]
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Battle of Kiska
The Battle of Kiska was a World War II operation in August 1943 in which Allied forces landed on the Aleutian island of Kiska, only to discover that the Japanese garrison had secretly evacuated beforehand.
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Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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Battle of the Kerama Islands
The Battle of the Kerama Islands was a World War II amphibious operation in March 1945 in which U.S. forces seized the Kerama Islands southwest of Okinawa to secure anchorages and eliminate Japanese naval and air threats ahead of the Okinawa invasion.
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Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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Battle of Inab
The Battle of Inab was a 1149 clash during the Crusades in which Nur ad-Din Zengi decisively defeated the forces of Raymond of Poitiers, leading to Raymond’s death and weakening the Principality of Antioch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Komandorski Islands Target entity description: The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a 1943 naval engagement in the North Pacific between U.S. and Japanese forces, notable for being fought entirely with surface ships and helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands.
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A.
Battle of Kiska
The Battle of Kiska was a World War II operation in August 1943 in which Allied forces landed on the Aleutian island of Kiska, only to discover that the Japanese garrison had secretly evacuated beforehand.
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B.
Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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C.
Battle of the Kerama Islands
The Battle of the Kerama Islands was a World War II amphibious operation in March 1945 in which U.S. forces seized the Kerama Islands southwest of Okinawa to secure anchorages and eliminate Japanese naval and air threats ahead of the Okinawa invasion.
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D.
Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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E.
Battle of Inab
The Battle of Inab was a 1149 clash during the Crusades in which Nur ad-Din Zengi decisively defeated the forces of Raymond of Poitiers, leading to Raymond’s death and weakening the Principality of Antioch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | none in direct combat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Komandorski Islands (Aleutian Islands campaign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderJapan | Boshiro Hosogaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderUS | Charles H. McMorris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | Japanese surface resupply to Aleutians largely curtailed ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1943-03-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-03-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied operations to recapture Attu and Kiska ⓘ |
| JapaneseCasualties | one cruiser heavily damaged ⓘ |
| JapaneseShipInvolved |
Abukuma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese destroyers ⓘ Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Komandorski Islands ⓘ off Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being fought entirely with surface ships
ⓘ
helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands ⓘ long-range daylight surface engagement ⓘ |
| objectiveJapan | resupply Japanese garrisons in the Aleutian Islands ⓘ |
| objectiveUS | intercept Japanese supply convoy to Aleutians ⓘ |
| outcome | Japanese convoy turned back ⓘ |
| partOf | Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aleutian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-03-27 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | secured Allied control over sea lines to the Aleutians ⓘ |
| theater | North Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | daylight ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | surface ship action ⓘ |
| USCasualties | several ships damaged ⓘ |
| USFlagship | USS Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipInvolved |
USS Bailey
NERFINISHED
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USS Coghlan NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Monaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Komandorski Islands Description of subject: The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a 1943 naval engagement in the North Pacific between U.S. and Japanese forces, notable for being fought entirely with surface ships and helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands.
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