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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased bombing raids on Japan
Establishment of bases for B-29 bombers
Significant loss of Japanese naval power
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:US_Navy
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 18,000 Japanese
Approximately 3,000 American
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
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gptkbp:date
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August 10, 1944
June 15, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Turning point in the Pacific War
Contributed to the decline of Japanese resistance
Demonstrated effectiveness of US military strategy
Led to the eventual invasion of the Philippines
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Marianas
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gptkbp:key_event
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gptkb:Capture_of_Guam
gptkb:Capture_of_Tinian
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Capture of Saipan
Japanese counterattacks
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mariana_Islands
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Forager
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gptkbp:outcome
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gptkb:Capture_of_Guam
gptkb:Capture_of_Tinian
Capture of Saipan
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic airfields for bombing Japan
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gptkbp:strategy
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Island hopping
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gptkbp:tactics
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Air superiority
Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Japanese_35th_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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