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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased Allied presence in the Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
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gptkbp:awards
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Medals awarded for valor
Unit citations for participation
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gptkbp:casualties
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Allied forces: 100
Japanese forces: 200
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Koga_Mineichi
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on war literature
Portrayal in documentaries
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gptkbp:date
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August 6, 1943
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gptkbp:duration
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August 6, 1943 to August 7, 1943
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gptkbp:finale_date
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Evaluation of tactics used
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Military historians study the battle
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Survivor accounts
Photographs from the battle
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Official military reports
War diaries
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the Solomon Islands campaign
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Battle of Vella Lavella
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Allied intelligence operations
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials for fallen soldiers
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the narrative of the Pacific War
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gptkbp:location
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Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines to the Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Toenails
gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
Surface action
Island hopping strategy
Part of the naval battles of the Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Importance of air superiority
Coordination between naval and ground forces
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:battle
Use of destroyers and cruisers
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gptkbp:outcome
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Control of Vella Lavella by Allied forces
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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_New_Georgia
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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 Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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gptkb:Capture_of_Vella_Lavella
Importance of logistics in warfare
Establishing a base for further operations in the Pacific.
Disruption of Japanese supply routes
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Japanese_Army_Air_Force
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gptkbp:tactics
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Amphibious assault
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Georgia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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