Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Allied_control_of_the_region
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| gptkbp:alliance |
Series of skirmishes and battles
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Allied_casualties_approximately_1,000
Japanese_casualties_approximately_4,000 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Military memorials
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| gptkbp:climate |
Tropical climate
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Hitoshi_Imamura
gptkb:General_Thomas_Blamey |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Representation in media
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| gptkbp:date |
May 27, 1944
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 2.5 months
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Tanks and artillery
Use of air support in ground operations Study_of_World_War_II_battles |
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
August 16, 1944
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| gptkbp:finaleDate |
August 16, 1944
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Morotai
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| gptkbp:future_plans |
Establish air superiority
Evaluation of military tactics Allied_command_decisions |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Study of amphibious warfare
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:Turning_point_in_the_Pacific_War
Part_of_the_liberation_of_the_Philippines |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Official military reports
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Military archives
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Biak
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| gptkbp:impact |
Impact_on_post-war_Japan
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| gptkbp:influence |
Shifts_in_Pacific_power_dynamics
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
Defensive positions Australian_and_American_troops Stronghold_on_Biak_Island |
| gptkbp:landingGear |
May 27, 1944
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Jungle and mountainous terrain
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on future military operations
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Biak_Island
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| gptkbp:logistics |
Supply_lines_from_New_Guinea
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Operation Forager
Importance of air and naval support Personal narratives of soldiers |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:operations |
Reconnaissance missions
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| gptkbp:partnerships |
Combined arms operations
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Aitape
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:scope |
Capture_of_Biak_airfield
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic airfield control
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Support_for_operations_in_the_Philippines
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Island_hopping_strategy
Encirclement_and_isolation_of_Japanese_forces |
| gptkbp:type |
Amphibious assault
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