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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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United States: ~3,426 killed, ~10,364 wounded
Japan: ~29,000 killed
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gptkbp:civilianCasualties
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thousands
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkb:Holland_Smith
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gptkbp:endDate
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1944-07-09
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1944)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Invasion of Saipan
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Saipan
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:27th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:4th_Marine_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:43rd_Division_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
47th Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Banzai charge
civilian suicides
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gptkbp:objective
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Capture of Saipan
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Biak
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gptkbp:result
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American victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Allowed US to build airfields for B-29 bombers
Led to resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo
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gptkbp:startDate
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1944-06-15
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_DuPage_(APA-41)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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