Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_U.S._resolve_in_the_Pacific_Theater
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| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:Betio_Island
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 4,500 Japanese soldiers
Approximately 1,000 U.S. Marines Approximately 1,000 killed and wounded Approximately 4,500 killed |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Tarawa_Memorial
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Keiji_Shibasaki
gptkb:Brigadier_General_David_M._Shoup gptkb:Major_General_Julian_C._Smith |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Difficult beach landings
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| gptkbp:date |
November 20-23, 1943
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| gptkbp:duration |
3 days
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| gptkbp:enemy |
Approximately 4,500 troops
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| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
November 23, 1943
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| gptkbp:future_plans |
gptkb:Capture_of_Tarawa_Atoll
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military history courses
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Demonstrated the challenges of island warfare
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_Pacific_Island_Hopping_Campaign
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Significant_battle_in_the_Pacific_Theater
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Remembered for its brutality and sacrifice
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Documented in military archives.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Tarawa landings
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future amphibious operations
Boosted_U.S._morale_in_the_war_effort |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:General_Tadao_Yoshie
gptkb:5th_Marine_Division gptkb:Japanese_2nd_Fleet Concrete bunkers Defending_key_positions_in_the_Pacific |
| gptkbp:landingGear |
November 20, 1943
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol_of_Marine_Corps_valor
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Extensive news coverage
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| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:U.S._Navy
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:operations |
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
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| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:U.S._control_of_Tarawa_Atoll
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:photography |
Famous war photographs taken
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
Amphibious invasion
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
First major offensive in the Central Pacific
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| gptkbp:supportRole |
Japanese_fortifications
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Combined arms operations
Establishing bases for further operations Amphibious assault Use of naval bombardment Securing the Central Pacific Use of entrenched positions Defending_the_perimeter_of_the_Empire |
| gptkbp:torque |
Approximately 35,000 troops
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