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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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Japan: over 46,000 killed
United States: over 6,000 killed
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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:Roy_Geiger
gptkb:Saito_Yoshitsugu
gptkb:Holland_Smith
gptkb:Takashina_Takeshi
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gptkbp:endDate
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10 August 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Philippines_campaign_(1944–1945)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mariana Islands Campaign
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1944)
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First use of B-29 bombers against Japan
Mass civilian suicides on Saipan
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gptkbp:notableShip
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gptkb:Japanese_battleship_Nagato
gptkb:USS_New_Mexico
gptkb:USS_Indianapolis
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division
gptkb:4th_Marine_Division
gptkb:27th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:31st_Army_(Japan)
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gptkbp:objective
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gptkb:Capture_of_Mariana_Islands
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_campaign
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Allowed construction of airbases for B-29 bombers
Enabled Allied air raids on Japanese home islands
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gptkbp:startDate
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15 June 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_Field
gptkb:North_Field,_Tinian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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