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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military operation
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gptkbp:aftermath
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significant destruction
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gptkbp:air_traffic_control
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critical for success
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gptkbp:armament
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first wave landings
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gptkbp:base
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established post-war
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Shuri_Line
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200,000
over 100,000
tens of thousands
over 12,000
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gptkbp:celebrates
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established_in_Okinawa
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gptkbp:climate
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difficult
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
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gptkbp:consequences
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gptkb:U.S._military_presence_in_Japan
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Okinawa's_post-war_identity
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gptkbp:date
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April 1, 1945
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gptkbp:defeated
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September 2, 1945
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gptkbp:duration
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82 days
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gptkbp:filmography
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produced about the battle
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied in military academies
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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last_major_battle_in_the_Pacific_Theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Okinawa landings
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gptkbp:impact
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Okinawan_population
influenced_post-war_Japan
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Japanese_troop_movements
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkb:Marine_Corps
Army
approximately 100,000
approximately 600,000
defensive warfare
retreat to fortified positions
Kamikaze_attacks
delay_U.S._advance
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
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gptkbp:logistics
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supply lines
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gptkbp:mandates
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capture airfields
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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commemorated annually
urban warfare tactics
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:Kido_Butai
pre-invasion preparation
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic_base_for_the_invasion_of_Japan
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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proximity_to_mainland_Japan
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gptkbp:tactics
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island hopping
fierce resistance
bunkers and caves
establishing a foothold
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