Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Establishment_of_Tinian_as_a_base_for_B-29_bombers
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
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| gptkbp:alliance |
Support from aircraft carriers
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| gptkbp:area |
39.5 square miles
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| gptkbp:battle |
Airfield_for_bombing_missions
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 3,000 Japanese
Approximately 750 American |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials and historical sites
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_Watson gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshio_Tachibana |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Portrayed in various media
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| gptkbp:date |
July 24, 1944
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| gptkbp:duration |
July 24 - August 1, 1944
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use of advanced weaponry
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Guam
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| gptkbp:future_plans |
Capture_Tinian_for_air_operations
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied for amphibious warfare tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
One of the last major battles in the Pacific
Facilitated_the_bombing_of_Japan |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Extensive records and accounts
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Tinian
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| gptkbp:influence |
Shift_in_power_in_the_Pacific
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| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
Impact_on_post-war_Japan
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:General_Yoshio_Tachibana
gptkb:36th_Infantry_Division Heavily fortified positions 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions Defensive holdout |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Capture_of_Tinian_Town
Capture of the airfield Destruction_of_Japanese_defenses |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on future military operations
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tinian_Island
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Importance of air superiority
Joint_assault_by_Marines_and_Army Key_to_the_Pacific_theater |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:operations |
Operation Forager
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Control_of_Tinian_by_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:population |
Approximately 1,000 before the battle
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Saipan
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_airbase_for_the_Pacific_War
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Close_to_Japan
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Amphibious assault
Rapid assault and capture Island_hopping |