Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:accessibility |
Accessible by ferry and air travel
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Establishment_of_Tinian_as_a_base_for_B-29_bombers
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| gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings |
Evidence of military installations and artifacts
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| gptkbp:area |
39.5 square miles
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 1,000 Japanese killed
Approximately 300 American killed |
| gptkbp:climate |
Tropical maritime climate
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_A._McCoy
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| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Efforts to preserve natural habitats.
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| gptkbp:cultural_heritage |
Commemorates_the_battle_and_its_significance
Influenced_by_Chamorro_and_Japanese_cultures |
| gptkbp:date |
July 24, 1944
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| gptkbp:defeated |
August 1, 1944
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| gptkbp:duration |
July 24, 1944 to August 1, 1944
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| gptkbp:economy |
Historically based on agriculture and fishing
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| gptkbp:flora |
Tropical forests and grasslands
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Guam
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| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
Flat terrain suitable for landing operations
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| gptkbp:governance |
Part of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Tourism and historical education
Facilitated_the_bombing_of_Japan |
| gptkbp:historicalSite |
Remains_of_Japanese_fortifications
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| gptkbp:history |
Ongoing_studies_of_World_War_II_events
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of Tinian
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| gptkbp:involved |
Heavily fortified positions
Approximately 8,000 troops Part_of_the_Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign |
| gptkbp:landingGear |
July 24, 1944
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future amphibious operations
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tinian_Island
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| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:U.S._Navy
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:operations |
Operation Forager
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:population |
Approximately 3,000 residents
Approximately 1,000 before the battle |
| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
U.S._military_base
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Saipan
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:role |
Launch point for atomic bomb missions
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| gptkbp:runway_surface |
One of the largest in the Pacific
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_airbase_for_the_Pacific_War
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of air and sea routes
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Amphibious assault
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| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
Enabled_the_capture_of_Guam
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| gptkbp:wildlife |
Diverse species including birds and reptiles
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