Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign was a major World War II U.S. amphibious offensive in the central Pacific that captured key Japanese-held atolls, enabling subsequent advances toward the Mariana Islands and Japan.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign canonical	48
Gilbert Islands campaign	12
Marshall Islands campaign	10
Gilberts and Marshalls campaign	1
Invasion of the Gilbert Islands	1
Makin Atoll campaign	1
Marshall and Gilbert Islands raids	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
airSupportFrom	U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force Task Force 50 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Central Pacific campaign (initial phase) ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Gilberts and Marshalls campaign
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commander	Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ Holland M. Smith ⓘ Mineichi Koga ⓘ Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ Richmond K. Turner ⓘ Shigeyoshi Inoue ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
enabled	establishment of forward air bases in the central Pacific ⓘ strategic bombing campaign against Japan from later-acquired bases ⓘ
endDate	1944-02-08 ⓘ
followedBy	Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ
includesOperation	Battle of Abemama ⓘ Battle of Eniwetok ⓘ Battle of Kwajalein ⓘ Battle of Makin ⓘ Battle of Roi-Namur ⓘ Battle of Tarawa ⓘ Operation Flintlock ⓘ Operation Galvanic ⓘ
location	Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ Gilbert Islands ⓘ Marshall Islands ⓘ
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
navalForceDesignation	U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ
notableFeature	first major U.S. amphibious offensive in the central Pacific ⓘ heavy casualties at Tarawa ⓘ
objective	capture Japanese-held atolls in the central Pacific ⓘ secure bases for further advances toward the Mariana Islands and Japan ⓘ
partOf	ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN ⓘ surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
significance	broke the outer ring of Japanese defensive perimeter in the central Pacific ⓘ
startDate	1943-11-20 ⓘ
strategy	island hopping ⓘ
theaterCommander	Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	amphibious warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Saipan → precededBy → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

Battle of Tarawa → partOf → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Operation Hailstone → precededBy → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Colorado (BB-45) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Colorado (BB-45) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

USS Hughes (DD-410) → battle → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Hughes (DD-410) → battle → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

BB-43 → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Tennessee

Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → oversawCampaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Operation Forager → precededBy → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

27th Infantry Division (United States) → engagement → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makin Atoll campaign

USS Morris (DD-417) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

8th Marines → worldWarIICampaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

Pacific Ocean Areas → notableOperation → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS South Dakota (BB-57) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Operation Galvanic → partOf → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

Operation Galvanic → followedBy → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → alsoKnownAs → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilberts and Marshalls campaign

CV-5 → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Yorktown (CV-5)

this entity surface form: Marshall and Gilbert Islands raids

The Big E → tookPartIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Enterprise (CV-6)

Marc A. Mitscher → notableBattle → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Pensacola (CA-24) → tookPartIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Minneapolis (CA-36) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS New Orleans (CA-32) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Fighting Fourth → campaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: 4th Marine Division

Charles H. Corlett → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

Battle of Roi-Namur → partOf → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Roi-Namur → campaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

Battle of Kwajalein → partOf → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Kwajalein → campaign → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Washington (BB-56) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Louisville (CA-28) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

Marianas campaign → precededBy → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Salt Lake City → battle → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Cabot (CVL-28) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Lexington (CV-16) → notableEngagement → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshall Islands campaign

Japanese occupation of Wake Island → relatedTo → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS North Carolina (BB-55) → participatedIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ

USS New Mexico (BB-40) → tookPartIn → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ