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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:aims_to
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strategic surprise
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
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gptkbp:conducted
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the Battle of Okinawa
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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high casualties for Japan
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gptkbp:date
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April 1945
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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a last-ditch effort
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_21
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gptkbp:goal
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disrupt Allied supply lines
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrates desperation of Japanese forces
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Operation Kikusui 20
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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previous kamikaze operations
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of
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Japanese naval tactics
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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sinking Allied vessels
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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post-war military studies
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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ineffectiveness
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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military history records
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gptkbp:is_one_of
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final operations of the Japanese Navy
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gptkbp:is_reflected_in
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the state of the war for Japan
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gptkbp:is_remembered_for
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its high-risk strategy
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gptkbp:is_significant_for
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the Pacific War
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gptkbp:launched_in
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Japanese bases in the Philippines
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gptkbp:led_to
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increased scrutiny of kamikaze tactics
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Okinawa
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gptkbp:meets
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heavy Allied resistance
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gain an advantage
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gptkbp:notable_event
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naval warfare history
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gptkbp:notable_examples
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kamikaze tactics in action
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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Japanese destroyers
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gptkbp:outcome
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failed
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:Kamikaze_pilots
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gptkbp:partnership
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other military units
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_19
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gptkbp:related_aircraft
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gptkb:Zero_fighters
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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loss of Japanese aircraft
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:kamikaze_attacks
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gptkbp:targets
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Allied shipping
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gptkbp:type
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suicidal attack
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gptkbp:utilized
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suicide tactics
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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Japanese resolve
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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Allied advances in the Pacific
the sinking of Japanese ships
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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desperation and urgency
high stakes and low chances of success
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gptkbp:was_executed_by
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extreme conditions
naval aviators
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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Japanese military doctrine
the loss of naval superiority
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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Kikusui operations
kamikaze missions
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gptkbp:was_part_of_japan's_strategy_to
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defend against Allied invasion
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gptkbp:was_part_of_the_final_stages_of
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gptkb:World_War_II_in_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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