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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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United States: ~1,000 killed, ~2,100 wounded
Japan: ~4,500 killed
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Julian_C._Smith
gptkb:Keiji_Shibazaki
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gptkbp:defensiveStructures
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Japanese bunkers and pillboxes
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gptkbp:endDate
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1943-11-23
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kwajalein
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Tarawa
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:isPartOfCampaign
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gptkb:Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_campaign
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Gilbert_Islands
gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
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gptkbp:mainIslands
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gptkb:Betio
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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widely reported in US media
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first American offensive in central Pacific
heavy casualties in short period
use of amphibious landing craft
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
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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_Makin
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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demonstrated need for better amphibious assault tactics
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gptkbp:startDate
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1943-11-20
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fleet_Admiral_Richmond_K._Turner
gptkb:General_David_M._Shoup
gptkb:Robert_Sherrod
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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