Bloody Nose Ridge

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Bloody Nose Ridge is the nickname for the Umurbrogol mountain ridge on Peleliu, a brutally contested World War II battlefield known for its fierce fighting and heavy casualties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battlefield ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
associatedWith Palau war history ⓘ
United States Marine Corps history ⓘ
attackedBy 1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
81st Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
casualtiesCharacterization very high American casualties ⓘ
very high Japanese casualties ⓘ
conflict Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Palau ⓘ
defendedBy Japanese garrison on Peleliu ⓘ
geographicalContext central Peleliu Island ⓘ
hasFeature caves ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
steep ridges ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
knownFor Japanese defensive positions ⓘ
cave and bunker systems ⓘ
fierce fighting ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
locatedIn Palau ⓘ
locatedOn Peleliu ⓘ
memorializedAs historic battlefield site ⓘ
militaryTactics Japanese defense-in-depth ⓘ
U.S. frontal assaults ⓘ
use of flamethrowers and explosives ⓘ
nameOrigin nickname derived from heavy American losses ⓘ
nicknameFor Umurbrogol ⓘ
notableFor controversy over necessity of the battle ⓘ
prolonged resistance by Japanese forces ⓘ
partOf Peleliu battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Peleliu

Umurbrogol mountain ridge ⓘ
Western Pacific theater of World War II ⓘ
partOfOperation U.S. invasion of Peleliu ⓘ
presentDayStatus part of World War II heritage sites in Palau ⓘ
strategicImportance commanded approaches to Japanese positions ⓘ
dominated central Peleliu ⓘ
terrainType karst terrain ⓘ
limestone ridge ⓘ
timePeriod October 1944 ⓘ
September 1944 ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
United States military ⓘ

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Umurbrogol mountain ridge → alsoKnownAs → Bloody Nose Ridge ⓘ
Umurbrogol Pocket → alsoKnownAs → Bloody Nose Ridge area (in broader usage related to Peleliu ridges) ⓘ
linked to: Bloody Nose Ridge