Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:airfieldCaptured |
gptkb:Borokoe_Airfield
gptkb:Mokmer_Airfield gptkb:Sorido_Airfield |
gptkbp:casualties |
Japan: over 4,000 killed
United States: over 400 killed |
gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Horace_H._Fuller
gptkb:Kuzume_Naoyuki |
gptkbp:endDate |
20 June 1944
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Biak
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Netherlands_New_Guinea
gptkb:Biak_Island |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
intense cave fighting
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gptkbp:objective |
capture of airfields
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War |
gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
gptkbp:significance |
enabled Allied air operations against the Philippines
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gptkbp:startDate |
27 May 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Theatre |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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