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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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Japan: ~10,900
United States: ~9,800
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Kuninobu_Nakagawa
gptkb:William_H._Rupertus
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gptkbp:endDate
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1944-11-27
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Angaur
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Peleliu
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Peleliu,_Palau
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Peleliu_Peace_Memorial_Park
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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controversy over strategic value
heavy casualties for US forces
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Umurbrogol Mountain (Bloody Nose Ridge)
extensive Japanese fortifications
use of flamethrowers and tanks by US forces
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkb:14th_Infantry_Regiment_(Japan)
gptkb:81st_Infantry_Division_(US_Army)
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_Stalemate_II
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1944)
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gptkbp:result
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United States victory
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gptkbp:startDate
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1944-09-15
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Peleliu
gptkb:Japanese_Mandate_for_the_South_Seas_Islands
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Joe_Hosteen_Kellwood
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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