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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Advanced_Squad_Leader
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Shift in balance of power in the Pacific
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 60,000 total
Approximately 1,600 US killed
Approximately 25,000 Japanese killed
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Harukichi_Hyakutake
gptkb:Major_General_Alexander_Vandegrift
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gptkbp:date
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February 9, 1943
August 7, 1942
January 1943
November 1942
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gptkbp:filmography
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Turning point in the Pacific War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:key_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Eniwetok
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Capture_of_Henderson_Field
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Matanikau
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tenaru
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Austen
gptkb:Battle_of_Tassafaronga
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Battle_of_Kwajalein
Battle of Guadalcanal (February 1943)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
Battle of Guadalcanal (November 1942)
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:result
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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:supports
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:tactics
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Island hopping
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