Operation Catchpole

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Operation Catchpole was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in 1944 to capture the Japanese-held Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Operation Catchpole canonical 2

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II amphibious assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

United States ⓘ
casualtiesSide Japanese garrison largely destroyed ⓘ
United States forces suffered several hundred casualties ⓘ
category Amphibious operations of World War II ⓘ
Battles and operations of World War II involving the United States ⓘ
Pacific Ocean theater operations of World War II ⓘ
conductedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date February 1944 ⓘ
endDate 1944-02-23 ⓘ
followedBy operations against the Mariana Islands ⓘ
involvedIsland Engebi Island ⓘ
Eniwetok Island ⓘ
linked to: Eniwetok Atoll

Parry Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Eniwetok Atoll ⓘ
Marshall Islands ⓘ
namedAfter code name assigned by U.S. forces ⓘ
objective capture Eniwetok Atoll ⓘ
secure airfields for operations against the Mariana Islands ⓘ
opponent Japanese garrison on Eniwetok Atoll ⓘ
opposingCountry Japan ⓘ
partOf Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy Operation Flintlock ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-02-17 ⓘ
strategicPurpose advance U.S. control through the Marshall Islands ⓘ
provide forward bases for bombing operations against Japan ⓘ
supportedBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
theater Pacific Ocean theater of World War II ⓘ
typeOfLanding amphibious landing ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Operation Flintlock → followedBy → Operation Catchpole ⓘ
Battle of Eniwetok → codename → Operation Catchpole ⓘ