Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Japanese reinforced Gilbert Islands
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gptkbp:casualtiesJapan |
46 killed
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gptkbp:casualtiesUnion |
30 killed or missing
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Evans_Carlson
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gptkbp:conductedBy |
United States Marine Corps Raiders
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gptkbp:date |
August 17–18, 1942
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Makin Island raid
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gptkbp:involvedCountry |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Makin_Atoll
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
first combat use of Marine Raiders
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gptkbp:notableFor |
some US Marines captured and executed by Japanese
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gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:2nd_Marine_Raider_Battalion
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gptkbp:objective |
gather intelligence
destroy Japanese installations divert Japanese attention from Guadalcanal |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War |
gptkbp:result |
limited strategic impact
tactical success |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USS_Makin_Island_(LHD-8)
gptkb:Battle_of_Makin |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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