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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 Tinian as a base for B-29 bombers
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 1,000 Japanese killed
Approximately 300 American killed
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshitsugu_Sadoya
gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_A._Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:date
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July 1944
July 24, 1944
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gptkbp:defense
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Japanese forces on Tinian
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gptkbp:duration
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July 24, 1944 -August 1, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Significant for air operations in the Pacific.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Facilitated the bombing of Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Tinian
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gptkbp:impact
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Enabled the bombing of Tokyo
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gptkbp:japanese_military_objective
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Retain control of Tinian
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gptkbp:japanese_surrender
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August 1, 1944
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Tinian_Island
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:military_operations
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Amphibious landing
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Establishing bases in the Pacific
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:4th_Marine_Division
gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division
2nd and 4th Marine Divisions
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:objective
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Capture Tinian Island
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Forager
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gptkbp:outcome
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Control of Tinian Island by U. S. forces
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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_Saipan
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic airbase for the Pacific War
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gptkbp:significant_event
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Capture of Tinian airfield
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Location for launching air raids
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:36th_Infantry_Division
Island hopping
Amphibious assault
Caves and bunkers
Defensive perimeter in the Pacific
Tinian garrison
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gptkbp:surrounding_area
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gptkb:Tinian
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gptkbp:tactics
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Combined arms operations
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gptkbp:u._s._forces_landing
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July 24, 1944
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gptkbp:u._s._military_objective
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Secure airfields for bombers
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gptkbp:u._s._naval_forces
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gptkb:Task_Force_52
Amphibious force
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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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