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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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establishment of a base for air operations
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
gptkb:Japanese_Navy_Air_Service
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 30,000 Japanese
over 3,000 killed
approximately 13,000 American
over 10,000 wounded
over 24,000 killed
over 5,000 captured
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshitsugu_Sadoya
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:conflict
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difficult terrain
Japanese fortifications
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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June 15, 1944
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gptkbp:end_date
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July 9, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied in military history courses
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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after-action reports
strategic assessments
personal accounts
photographic evidence
military correspondence
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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paved the way for the liberation of the Philippines
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first major battle fought on Japanese territory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Saipan
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:civilian_casualties
displacement of local population
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Saipan_War_Memorial
annual memorial services
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future amphibious assaults
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Saipan
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkb:Task_Force_58
Army troops
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Forager
island hopping
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Japanese banzai charge
mass suicides by civilians
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Kido_Butai
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic location in the Pacific
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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disruption of Japanese supply lines
importance of air superiority
logistical planning for operations
capture of Saipan
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
amphibious assault
fortified positions
defending the home islands
establishing a forward base
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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