Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Walter_Krueger
General Hachiro Tagami |
gptkbp:date |
May 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Biak
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
capture of Wakde airfield
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gptkbp:location |
Wakde Island, Dutch New Guinea
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gptkbp:notableUnit |
163rd Regimental Combat Team
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gptkbp:objective |
seize Wakde airfield
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:Pacific_War |
gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Hollandia
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gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance |
provided airbase for further Allied operations in New Guinea
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gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Allied_air_forces
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Wakde-Sarmi
gptkb:Battle_of_Wakde–Sarmi |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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