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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:aftermath
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establishment of Tinian as a base
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 1,000 US
approximately 5,000 Japanese
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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:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshitsugu_Sadoya
gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_Watson
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gptkbp:commemoration
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memorials and historical sites
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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July 1944
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gptkbp:duration
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July 24 to August 1, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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significant turning point
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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contributed to the defeat of Japan
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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one of the last major battles in the Pacific
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Capture of Tinian Island
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gptkbp:intelligence
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reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:local_economy
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displacement of residents
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Tinian_Island
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gptkbp:logistics
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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importance of air superiority
effectiveness of combined arms operations
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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island hopping
establishing forward bases
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:artillery
gptkb:fighter_aircraft
bombers
aircraft carriers
amphibious assault vehicles
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:4th_Marine_Division
gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division
Army units
2nd and 4th Marine Divisions
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:US_Navy
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Forager
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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influence on US-Japan relations
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gptkbp:post-capture_use
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air raids on Japan
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic base for bombing Japan
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gptkbp:significant_event
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first use of B-29 bombers from Tinian
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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facilitated later operations in the Pacific
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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airfields for B-29 bombers
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gptkbp:strategy
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heavily fortified positions
defensive perimeter strategy
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gptkbp:tactics
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months of preparation
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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amphibious assault
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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