gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aircraftLost
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Japan: 248
United States: 150+
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gptkbp:casualties
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United States: 307 killed
Japan: 3,057 killed
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkb:Chuichi_Nagumo
gptkb:Frank_Jack_Fletcher
gptkb:Nobutake_Kondo
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gptkbp:date
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June 4–7, 1942
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gptkbp:endDate
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1942-06-07
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Midway
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:JapaneseCarrier
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gptkb:Kaga
gptkb:Akagi
gptkb:Hiryu
gptkb:Soryu
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Midway_Atoll
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gptkbp:mediaType
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Documentary: The Battle of Midway (1942)
Film: Midway (1976)
Film: Midway (2019)
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gptkbp:navalBattle
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true
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Sinking of four Japanese carriers in one day
Breaking of Japanese naval codes by US intelligence
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gptkbp:objective
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Japanese attempt to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_MI
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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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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Decisive American victory
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gptkbp:shipsSunk
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Japan: 1 cruiser (Mikuma)
United States: 1 aircraft carrier (USS Yorktown)
Japan: 4 aircraft carriers (Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu)
United States: 1 destroyer (USS Hammann)
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gptkbp:significance
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Turning point in the Pacific War
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gptkbp:startDate
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1942-06-04
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gptkbp:theatreWork
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:USNCarrier
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gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Enterprise
gptkb:USS_Yorktown
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Best_Motion_Picture,_Documentary
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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