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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:airEngagements
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numerous
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 19,000 Japanese killed
over 7,000 Allied killed
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Battles_of_World_War_II
Battles involving the United States
Battles involving Japan
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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:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkb:Richmond_K._Turner
gptkb:Haruki_Isayama
gptkb:Hyakutake_Harukichi
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gptkbp:endDate
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February 9, 1943
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:New_Georgia_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Guadalcanal Campaign
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gptkbp:landEngagements
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numerous
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Solomon_Islands
Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:mediaType
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gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line_(film)
gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed_(book)
Guadalcanal Diary (book and film)
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_American_Memorial
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gptkbp:navalEngagements
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numerous
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Henderson_Field
gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkb:Battle_of_Edson's_Ridge
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Cactus_Air_Force
gptkb:Tokyo_Express
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:Americal_Division
gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkb:Japanese_17th_Army
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gptkbp:objective
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capture and hold Henderson Field
deny Japanese use of island
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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first major Allied offensive against Japan
turning point in Pacific War
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gptkbp:startDate
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August 7, 1942
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gptkbp:strategicImportance
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control of sea routes between US and Australia
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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