Operation Iceberg

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Operation Iceberg was the codename for the Allied amphibious assault and ensuing campaign to capture the Japanese island of Okinawa during World War II.

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Generate an image of Operation Iceberg (Operation Iceberg was the codename for the Allied amphibious assault and ensuing campaign to capture the Japanese island of Okinawa during World War II.)

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Operation Iceberg canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alliedNation United Kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Invasion of Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
belligerent British Pacific Fleet ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
civilianImpact large civilian casualties on Okinawa ⓘ
codename Operation Iceberg ⓘ
commander Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ⓘ
conflict Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
date April–June 1945 ⓘ
endDate 1945-06-22 ⓘ
followedBy planning for Operation Downfall ⓘ
strategic bombing of Japan ⓘ
hasPart air operations over Okinawa ⓘ
amphibious assault on Okinawa ⓘ
ground campaign on Okinawa ⓘ
naval bombardment of Okinawa ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1940s ⓘ
involves British Pacific Fleet Task Force 57 ⓘ
Tenth United States Army ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
U.S. Tenth Army ⓘ
location Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Okinawa Island
notableFeature extensive kamikaze attacks against Allied fleet ⓘ
largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
objective capture Okinawa ⓘ
secure bases for planned invasion of Japan ⓘ
opposingCommander Isamu Chō ⓘ
Mitsuru Ushijima ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1945-04-01 ⓘ
strategicImportance influenced decision to use atomic bombs ⓘ
provided airfields close to Japanese home islands ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
typeOfAttack amphibious assault ⓘ
typeOfWarfare combined arms operation ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Okinawa → operationName → Operation Iceberg ⓘ
Operation Iceberg → codename → Operation Iceberg ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands campaign → relatedOperation → Operation Iceberg ⓘ
British Pacific Fleet → participatedIn → Operation Iceberg ⓘ