Umurbrogol mountain ridge

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The Umurbrogol mountain ridge is a rugged, cave-riddled highland on Peleliu Island that became the focal point of intense, protracted fighting during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Umurbrogol mountain ridge canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle site ⓘ
landform ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bloody Nose Ridge ⓘ
Umurbrogol Pocket ⓘ
associatedWith United States Army 81st Infantry Division ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
battle Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
country Palau ⓘ
coveredBy dense vegetation ⓘ
currentUse historical tourism site ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ
environment tropical ⓘ
geologyFeature cave-riddled highland ⓘ
hasFeature caves ⓘ
coral rock formations ⓘ
steep ridges ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
hasRemnants World War II fortifications ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ
cave defenses ⓘ
hasViewOf Peleliu airfield ⓘ
linked to: Peleliu

surrounding coral reefs ⓘ
locatedIn Palau ⓘ
Peleliu ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOn Peleliu Island ⓘ
linked to: Peleliu
militaryTactic cave warfare ⓘ
defense-in-depth ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
intense fighting during World War II ⓘ
protracted fighting during World War II ⓘ
partOf Palau archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Palau

Peleliu Island ⓘ
linked to: Peleliu
partOfConflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
significance site of heavy casualties for both sides ⓘ
symbol of fierce resistance in Pacific War ⓘ
strategicImportance dominated central Peleliu Island ⓘ
overlooked Peleliu airfield ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
timePeriod 1944 ⓘ
usedAs defensive stronghold ⓘ
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Peleliu → tacticalFeature → Umurbrogol mountain ridge ⓘ
Bloody Nose Ridge → partOf → Umurbrogol mountain ridge ⓘ