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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Allied control of Biak Island
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:allies
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Allied cooperation
Australian and American troops
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gptkbp:casualties
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High for both sides
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gptkbp:combat_history
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Evaluated by historians
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Hitoshi_Imamura
gptkb:General_Thomas_Blamey
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Annual remembrance events
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Memorials and remembrance
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gptkbp:date
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May 27, 1944
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gptkbp:defense
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gptkb:Japanese_forces
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gptkbp:duration
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Approximately 2.5 months
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gptkbp:end_date
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August 16, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Morotai
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Study of tactics and outcomes
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Books and articles written
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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Influence on modern military strategy
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Documented in military archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Turning point in the Pacific War
Part of the New Guinea campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Biak
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Allied reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:key_battles
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Part of the larger Pacific campaign
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Biak_Island
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines from Australia
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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Importance of air and naval support
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gptkbp:military_operations
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Engagements throughout the island
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Island hopping
Combined arms approach
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Use of artillery and aircraft
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gptkbp:mission
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Secure airfields for future operations
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gptkbp:mood
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Boosted Allied morale
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Japanese counterattacks
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Reckless
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gptkbp:outcome
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Control of air superiority
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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Influence on future military operations
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Aitape
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic airfield
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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Capture of Japanese airfields
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of shipping lanes
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
Fortified positions
Defend key positions
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gptkbp:tactics
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Amphibious assault
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gptkbp:terrain
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Difficult jungle navigation
Jungle and mountainous
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gptkbp:veterans
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Surviving soldiers' accounts
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Tropical climate
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Aitape
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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