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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military campaign
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased_bombing_raids_on_Japan
Shift_in_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
Establishment_of_bases_for_B-29_bombers
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 30,000 Japanese
Approximately 7,000 American
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
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gptkbp:date
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August 1944
June 15, 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Battle of Peleliu
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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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gptkb:Turning_point_in_the_Pacific_War
Demonstrated effectiveness of combined operations
Showcased_U.S._military_strategy
Impact_on_Japanese_morale
Facilitated_the_liberation_of_the_Philippines
Enabled_further_Allied_advances
Set_the_stage_for_the_eventual_invasion_of_Japan
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Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Japanese_Army
gptkb:7th_Fleet
gptkb:27th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Navy
gptkb:5th_Air_Force
3rd Marine Division
4th Marine Division
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
Battle of Guam
Battle of Saipan
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Palau_Islands
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:outcome
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Allied_victory
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Battle of Saipan
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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gptkb:Capture_of_Guam
gptkb:Capture_of_Saipan
gptkb:Capture_of_Tinian
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic air bases
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gptkbp:tactics
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Air superiority
Naval bombardment
Ground invasion
Island_hopping
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gptkbp:type
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Amphibious assault
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