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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:William_Bainbridge
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gptkbp:aftermath
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occupation of Okinawa
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 100,000
over 200,000
approximately 50,000
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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:General_Mitsuru_Ushijima
gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:community_impact
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U. S.-Japan relations
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gptkbp:conflict
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difficult terrain
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Okinawan culture
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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in art and literature
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gptkbp:date
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April 1, 1945
June 22, 1945
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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impact on Cold War dynamics
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line
gptkb:Flags_of_Our_Fathers
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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strategic blunders
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gptkbp:historical_context
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final stages of World War II.
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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over necessity and conduct of the battle
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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extensive records and accounts
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influence on post-war Japan
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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last major battle in the Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:home_ground
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:battle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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battle of Okinawa
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gptkbp:impact
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on soldiers and civilians
Okinawan civilians
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Okinawa_Peace_Memorial_Park
April 1 as a memorial day
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gptkbp:legacy
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remembrance of sacrifice
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Okinawa
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Tenth_Army
gptkb:General_Hideki_Tojo
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_East_China_Sea
attrition warfare
island-hopping strategy
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:Shuri_Castle
use of amphibious vehicles
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gptkbp:mission
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capture of Okinawa
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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varied perspectives on the battle
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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importance of air superiority
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:battle
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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:retirement_year
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Okinawa's cities
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gptkbp:significance
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largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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shift in Pacific power dynamics
to invade mainland Japan
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Tenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:32nd_Army
gptkb:kamikaze_attacks
combined arms approach
Japanese defense in depth
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Okinawa:_The_Last_Battle_of_World_War_II
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