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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1944-1945
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gptkbp:allies
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none during final engagements
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
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gptkbp:casualties
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high during Okinawa
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gptkbp:combat_experience
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extensive in Pacific campaigns
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gptkbp:command_structure
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divisional
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Japan
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:United_States_forces
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:equipment
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standard infantry weapons
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1944-05-01
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:South_Korea
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:South_Korea
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gptkbp:historical_context
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formed during WWII
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of Japan's military efforts in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Japanese 87th Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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division insignia
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:military_leadership
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gptkbp:legacy
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part of Japan's military history
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gptkbp:logistics
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supported by supply units
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Army
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gptkbp:military_operations
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defensive operations
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gptkbp:motto
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None known
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gptkbp:nickname
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None known
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Major_General_Yoshio_Nishimura
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gptkbp:operational_status
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disbanded
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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disbanded after WWII
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Japanese_86th_Division
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gptkbp:primary_role
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ground combat
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gptkbp:recruitment
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conscription
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 10,000 personnel
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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defense of Japanese territories
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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various infantry regiments
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Japanese_88th_Division
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gptkbp:theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:training
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basic infantry training
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:uniform
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standard Japanese Army uniform
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Japanese_17th_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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