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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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kamikaze planes
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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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extreme resource constraints
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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decline of Japanese naval power
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gptkbp:convicted_of
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the final stages of World War II
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gptkbp:date
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April 1945
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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a desperate measure
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gptkbp:duration
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several days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_5
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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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demonstrated desperation of Japanese forces
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Kikusui 4
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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previous kamikaze operations
the loss of key territories
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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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gptkb:Japan's_kamikaze_strategy
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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sinking Allied ships
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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military historians
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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high casualty rates
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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lack of effective planning
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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turn the tide of the war
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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military history records
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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thousands of sailors
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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the Battle of Okinawa
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gptkbp:launched
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Japanese home islands
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Okinawa
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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during World War II.
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gptkbp:notable_event
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in naval warfare history
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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Kikusui operations
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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aircraft carriers
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gptkbp:operational_history
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by the Imperial Japanese Navy
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gptkbp:outcome
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failure
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gptkbp:overlooks
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the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:partnership
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ground forces
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Kikusui_3
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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heavy losses for Japan
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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for Japan
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gptkbp:tactics
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suicidal attacks
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gptkbp:targets
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gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
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to defend against Allied invasion
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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Allied advances in the Pacific
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gptkbp:was_marked_by
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intense aerial combat
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