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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military campaign
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased_US_military_presence_in_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:area
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8.15 square miles
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gptkbp:battle
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Imperial_Army
gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Navy
gptkb:Marines
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 21,000 Japanese casualties
Approximately 26,000 US casualties
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Iwo_Jima_Memorial
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:General_Tadamichi_Kuribayashi
gptkb:Holland_Smith
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gptkbp:date
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March 26, 1945
February 19, 1945
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gptkbp:defeated
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March 26, 1945
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gptkbp:duration
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36 days
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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gptkb:Defense_of_Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:equipment
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Aircraft
Artillery
Tanks
Machine guns
Amphibious assault vehicles
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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“Uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
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gptkbp:future_plans
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Capture airfields for bombing raids
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Symbol_of_US_Marine_Corps_valor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Iwo Jima Campaign
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gptkbp:impact
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Boosted_US_morale
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Tadamichi_Kuribayashi
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Marine_Corps
Caves and tunnels
Defend to the last man
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gptkbp:isLedBy
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Critical_for_B-29_bombers
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gptkbp:landingGear
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February 19, 1945
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gptkbp:landscape
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Volcanic_island
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Operation Detachment
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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gptkb:US_Navy
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:Joe_Rosenthal's_photograph
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:operations
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Operation Detachment
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:result
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United_States_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic capture of airfields
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Air_support_for_the_bombing_of_Japan
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:tactics
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Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment
Banzai charges
Island_hopping
Japanese_entrenched_positions
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