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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:A6_M_Zero
gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 30,000 Japanese
Approximately 1,600 Americans
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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:Vice_Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:Major_General_Alexander_Vandegrift
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gptkbp:date
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February 9, 1943
August 7, 1942
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gptkbp:duration
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6 months
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Guadalcanal (Air)
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:11th_Naval_District
gptkb:13th_Naval_District
gptkb:Japanese_11th_Air_Fleet
gptkb:U._S._Army_Airborne_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Armor_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Artillery_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Cavalry_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Counterintelligence_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Engineer_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Infantry_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Psychological_Operations_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Signal_Intelligence_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Naval_Construction_Battalions
gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:U._S._Army_Rangers
gptkb:U._S._Navy_Seabees
gptkb:Japanese_6th_Fleet
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Japanese_17th_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Japanese_4th_Air_Army
gptkb:5th_Air_Force
gptkb:U._S._Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Japanese_2nd_Fleet
gptkb:U._S._Army_Signal_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Military_Police_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Civil_Affairs_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Military_Intelligence_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkb:U._S._Army_Special_Forces
gptkb:U._S._Army_Transportation_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Chemical_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Military_Police
gptkb:U._S._Army_Ordnance_Corps
gptkb:U._S._Army_Quartermaster_Corps
South Pacific Area
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gptkbp:legacy
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Turning point in the Pacific War
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
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gptkbp:outcome
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Secured Allied supply lines
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major offensive by Allied forces against Japan
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:tactics
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Air superiority
Amphibious assault
Naval blockade
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gptkbp:theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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