gptkbp:instanceOf
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military operation
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gptkbp:aimsTo
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Japanese_defenses
Japanese_military_capabilities
Japanese_supply_lines
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gptkbp:conducted
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offshore vessels
invasion operations
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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the_Battle_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:criticism
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destruction of infrastructure
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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several weeks
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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military reports
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Okinawa_campaign
ground assaults
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gptkbp:hasPrograms
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defeat Axis powers
defeat_Japan
secure_the_Pacific
capture_Okinawa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Naval bombardment of the Ryukyu Islands
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gptkbp:impact
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local population
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gptkbp:includes
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air support
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:is_a
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land invasion
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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air superiority
Japanese_air_defenses
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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extensive planning
heavy naval firepower
intense shelling
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gptkbp:is_essential_for
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strategic implications
its scale
tactical impact
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
naval bombardments in history
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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ground troops
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gptkbp:keyEvent
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gptkb:the_Pacific_War
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
secure_the_Ryukyu_Islands
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Allied_forces
ground forces
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gptkbp:performedBy
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance
1945
air raids
Japanese_fortifications
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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civilian casualties
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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military history.
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:Task_Force_58
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gptkbp:targets
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gptkb:Ryukyu_Islands
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gptkbp:uses
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artillery
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gptkbp:utilizes
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naval aviation
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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military dominance in the region
Japanese_resistance
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gptkbp:was_a_result_of
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naval strength
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