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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Republican_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War_Victory
gptkb:War_of_Chioggia
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased US presence in the Pacific
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 4,500
approximately 1,000
high on both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Richmond_K._Turner
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gptkbp:date
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1944-06-15
November 20, 1943
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gptkbp:defeated
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led to further advances in the Pacific.
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gptkbp:defense
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fought fiercely
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for military strategy
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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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extensively recorded
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influenced future amphibious operations
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated effectiveness of naval air power
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Lagoon
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent battles in the Pacific
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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in military history
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:naval_bombardment
air strikes
infantry landings
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gptkbp:key_event
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part of the island-hopping strategy
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Lagoon,_Tarawa_Atoll
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gptkbp:military_branch
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played a crucial role
conducted the land assault
landed on Betio Island
landed on November 20, 1943
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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learned for future operations
analyze its outcomes
in the Central Pacific
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:US_Navy
suffered significant losses
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gptkbp:outcome
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secured Tarawa Atoll for the Allies
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of supply routes
capture of Tarawa Atoll
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gptkbp:supports
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provided by US Army Air Forces
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gptkbp:tactics
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amphibious assault
combined arms operations
heavily fortified
were outnumbered
to hold the atoll at all costs
to weaken Japanese defenses
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gptkbp:type
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amphibious battle
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