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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Prussian_forces
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased U. S. resolve in the Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 4,500 Japanese soldiers
approximately 1,000 U. S. Marines
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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:Major_General_Julian_C._Smith
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Keiji_Shibazaki
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gptkbp:date
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November 20-23, 1943
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gptkbp:defense
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artillery emplacements
Japanese bunkers
machine gun nests
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gptkbp:duration
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3 days
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for military strategy
studied for logistics
studied for tactics
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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demonstrated the challenges of island hopping
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the Battle of Tarawa
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Tarawa_Memorial
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future amphibious assaults
commemorated in military history
remains a subject of military study
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Tarawa_Atoll
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gptkbp:media
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gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
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gptkbp:objective
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capture of Tarawa Atoll
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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:significance
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first American offensive in the central Pacific
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:naval_bombardment
amphibious assault
air support
use of landing craft
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