Battle of Peleliu
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The Battle of Peleliu was a brutal World War II clash in the Pacific Theater, marked by fierce Japanese resistance and heavy American casualties during the U.S. campaign to capture the island’s strategic airfield.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle → |
| awardAssociated |
Medal of Honor recipients from U.S. forces
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| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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United States Army → United States Marine Corps → |
| campaign |
Palau Islands campaign
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| casualtiesAndLosses |
over 1,700 Americans killed
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over 10,000 Japanese killed → over 8,000 Americans wounded → very few Japanese prisoners taken → |
| characteristic |
extensive use of fortified caves and tunnels by Japanese forces
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extremely heavy American casualties → fierce Japanese resistance → intense close-quarters combat → |
| commander |
Kiyoshi Kimura
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Kunio Nakagawa → Roy S. Geiger NERFINISHED → William H. Rupertus → |
| conflict |
Pacific Theater of Operations
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| controversy |
strategic value later questioned by historians
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| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
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United States → |
| endDate |
1944-11-27
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| followedBy |
Battle of Leyte
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| location |
Palau
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Peleliu → |
| notableFor |
high casualty rate within 1st Marine Division
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one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific for its size → |
| notableUnit |
1st Marine Division
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1st Marines Regiment → 5th Marines Regiment → 7th Marines Regiment → 81st Infantry Division → |
| objective |
capture Peleliu airfield
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secure flank for MacArthur’s return to the Philippines → |
| operationName |
Operation Stalemate II
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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World War II → |
| precededBy |
Allied campaign in the Mariana Islands
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| result |
American victory
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U.S. capture of Peleliu → |
| startDate |
1944-09-15
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| tacticalFeature |
Umurbrogol mountain ridge
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heavily fortified coral ridges → |
| theaterCommander |
Chester W. Nimitz
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Douglas MacArthur → |
| year |
1944
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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1st Marine Division
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1st Marine Division (United States) → 1st Marine Regiment → The Old Breed → |
notableBattle |
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3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
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7th Marine Regiment → |
notableEngagement |
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5th Marine Regiment
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battleHonors |
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The Pacific
("Peleliu Campaign")
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depictsEvent |
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The Pacific
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featuresBattle |
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Peleliu
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hasHistoricalSignificance |
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World War II battles
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hasNotableBattle |
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Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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includesBattle |
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11th Marine Regiment
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notableOperation |
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Peleliu
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wasSiteOf |