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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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tens of thousands
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkb:Harukichi_Hyakutake
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
Harold Alexander
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gptkbp:endDate
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1945-11
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Solomon Islands Campaign
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Solomon_Islands
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Munda_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Shortland_Islands
gptkb:Munda
gptkb:Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:New_Georgia
gptkb:Choiseul
gptkb:Arundel_Island
gptkb:Kolombangara
gptkb:Bougainville
gptkb:Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Rendova
gptkb:Vella_Lavella
gptkb:Mono_Island
gptkb:Treasury_Islands
gptkb:Florida_Islands
gptkb:Russell_Islands
Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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gptkb:Operation_Cartwheel
gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
gptkb:Operation_Toenails
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gptkbp:objective
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to secure lines of communication between the US and Australia
to neutralize Japanese bases
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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first major Allied offensive against Japan
turning point in Pacific War
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gptkbp:startDate
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1942-06
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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