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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military operation
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased air support for bombers
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 21,000 Japanese casualties
approximately 26,000 U.S. casualties
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_War_Memorial
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:General_Tadamichi_Kuribayashi
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired films
symbol of sacrifice
subject of documentaries
inspired artworks
inspired numerous books
subject of historical analysis
commemorated in memorials
taught in military history courses
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gptkbp:date
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February 19, 1945
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gptkbp:duration
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36 days
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:Mount_Suribachi
gptkb:beaches_of_Iwo_Jima
volcanic island
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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after-action reports
Japanese_defense_plans
U.S._Navy_reports
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Iwo Jima landings
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gptkbp:impact
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symbol_of_Marine_Corps_valor
contributed_to_the_end_of_World_War_II
influenced_post-war_U.S._military_policy
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:mediaAppearances
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gptkb:Letters_from_Iwo_Jima
Flags of Our Fathers
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:flag_raising_on_Mount_Suribachi
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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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U.S._victory
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic airfield
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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proximity_to_Japan
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gptkbp:tactics
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amphibious assault
island hopping
air support
naval bombardment
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