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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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high on both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Hatazō_Adachi
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gptkbp:endDate
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1943-01-22
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Wau
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Buna–Gona
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Buna,_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Gona,_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Sanananda,_Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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difficult jungle and swamp fighting
heavy disease casualties
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first major Allied victory against Japanese land forces in the Pacific
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gptkbp:objective
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capture of Japanese beachheads
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Kokoda_Track_campaign
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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secured eastern Papua for Allies
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gptkbp:startDate
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1942-11-16
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Theatre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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