Operation Blissful

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World War II operation military operation

Operation Blissful was a World War II Allied military operation in the Pacific theater, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II operation → military operation →
belligerent	Allies → United States →
campaign	New Britain campaign →
commander	Merritt A. Edson NERFINISHED →
conductedBy	United States Marine Corps Raiders →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Japan → United States of America →
date	1943 →
historicalEra	20th century →
location	New Britain → Pacific Ocean →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
natureOfOperation	amphibious raid → commando raid →
objective	isolate Rabaul → neutralize Japanese base at Rabaul →
opponent	Empire of Japan →
partOf	Operation Cartwheel →
region	Bismarck Archipelago →
relatedOperation	New Britain landings → Operation Cartwheel →
result	Allied tactical success →
status	completed →
strategicContext	Allied campaign against Rabaul →
strategicGoal	support Allied advance toward Rabaul → weaken Japanese defenses in the Bismarck Archipelago →
target	Japanese positions on New Britain → Japanese supply lines supporting Rabaul →
theater	Pacific War →
timePeriod	World War II Pacific campaign →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Cartwheel →	componentOperation