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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:King_Thihapate_X
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased Allied presence in Burma
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gptkbp:casualties
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High for both sides
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Japanese_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Masakazu_Kawabe
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Mc_Auliffe
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gptkbp:date
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October 15, 1942
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gptkbp:duration
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Several days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Admin_Box
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Irrawaddy_Delta
gptkb:Andaman_Sea
Martaban River
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Allied counteroffensive
Part of the Pacific Theater
Response to Japanese expansion
Strategic importance of Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the larger Burma Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Martaban
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Burma_National_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemoration in military history
Impact on local population
Lessons learned in amphibious warfare
Influenced future military operations in the region
Cultural memory in Burma
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gptkbp:location
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Martaban, Burma
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Air superiority
Combined operations
Naval blockade
Ground assault
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gptkbp:outcome
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Disruption of Japanese supply lines
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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_Sittang
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic control of the region
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Bay of Bengal
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gptkbp:tactics
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Amphibious assault
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