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gptkbp:instanceOf
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battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Kokura_was_spared_from_atomic_bombing
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gptkbp:casualties
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significant military casualties
low civilian casualties
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gptkbp:celebrates
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books and articles
historical documentaries
military history courses
memorials_in_Japan
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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:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:General_Yoshio_Tachibana
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gptkbp:date
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July 1945
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gptkbp:duration
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3 days
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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demonstrated air power
highlighted naval strategy
influenced_post-war_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Kokura
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
air strikes
ground troops
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced military tactics
remains a subject of study
part_of_the_narrative_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kokura,_Japan
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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air superiority
island hopping
naval blockade
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
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gptkbp:outcome
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failed to capture
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki
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gptkbp:result
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American_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Target for atomic bombing
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Capture_of_Kokura_Arsenal
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gptkbp:tactics
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bombing raids
naval engagements
ground assaults
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gptkbp:type
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naval battle
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