Cartwheel
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Cartwheel was a major World War II Allied military campaign in the Pacific aimed at isolating and neutralizing the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul through a series of coordinated offensives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military operation
ⓘ
World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Cartwheel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Halsey Jr.
|
| componentOperation |
Admiralty Islands campaign
ⓘ
Battle of Bougainville ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ Salamaua–Lae campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Lae–Salamaua campaign
New Georgia Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
New Georgia campaign
air offensive against Rabaul ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
Japanese base at Rabaul neutralized as major threat
ⓘ
Rabaul isolated ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-01-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
|
| involvedForce |
Australian Army
ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| location |
Bismarck Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Bismarck Archipelago region
Solomon Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon Islands region
southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific
|
| militaryDomain |
air warfare
ⓘ
amphibious warfare ⓘ land warfare ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied offensive in the Pacific ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Guadalcanal
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| primaryObjective |
isolate Rabaul
ⓘ
neutralize Rabaul ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-06-30 ⓘ |
| strategicConcept |
bypassing strongpoints
ⓘ
island hopping ⓘ |
| strategyDesigner |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Halsey Jr.
|
| target | Rabaul ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
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