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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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High on both sides
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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:Takeshi_Takashina
gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkb:Holland_Smith
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gptkbp:endDate
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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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Marianas 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
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Banzai_charge_on_Saipan
Civilian suicides on Saipan
Massive naval bombardment
Use of amphibious landing craft
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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:relatedTo
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Cut off Japanese supply lines
Enabled strategic bombing of Japan
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gptkbp:startDate
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June 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign
gptkb:USS_Mobile_(CL-63)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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