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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:MG_08
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkb:Browning_M1917
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gptkbp:composedOf
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support personnel
machine gunners
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gptkbp:disbanded
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post-World War II era
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Soviet_Army
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gptkbp:function
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support infantry operations
defensive firepower
offensive fire support
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Machine Gun Battalions
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:notableExample
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Australian 5th Machine Gun Battalion
British Machine Gun Corps battalions
US 7th Machine Gun Battalion
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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integrated weapons companies
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gptkbp:role
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provide sustained automatic fire support
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gptkbp:subunit
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:weapon
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machine guns
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:United_States_Army_during_World_War_I
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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