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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:casualties
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High casualties on both sides
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Alexander_Vandegrift
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gptkbp:date
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August 7, 1942
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gptkbp:ended
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February 9, 1943
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
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gptkbp:goal
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Capture Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Shifted balance in the Pacific Theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Watchtower
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gptkbp:initiated_by
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Operation_Shoestring
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major offensive by Allied forces against Japan
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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