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5732253be99e3014001e6558 | Pacific_War | The Japanese responded to the Allied attacks by launching an offensive of their own into India in the middle of March, across the mountainous and densely forested frontier. This attack, codenamed Operation U-Go, was advocated by Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi, the recently promoted commander of the Japanese Fifteen... | What month did the Japanese launch an offensive into India? | {
"text": [
"March"
],
"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
5732253be99e3014001e6559 | Pacific_War | The Japanese responded to the Allied attacks by launching an offensive of their own into India in the middle of March, across the mountainous and densely forested frontier. This attack, codenamed Operation U-Go, was advocated by Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi, the recently promoted commander of the Japanese Fifteen... | Who commanded the Japanese Fifteenth Army in Operation U-Go? | {
"text": [
"Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi"
],
"answer_start": [
229
]
} |
5732253be99e3014001e655a | Pacific_War | The Japanese responded to the Allied attacks by launching an offensive of their own into India in the middle of March, across the mountainous and densely forested frontier. This attack, codenamed Operation U-Go, was advocated by Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi, the recently promoted commander of the Japanese Fifteen... | Where had the Japanese advanced to? | {
"text": [
"Kohima in Nagaland"
],
"answer_start": [
649
]
} |
5732253be99e3014001e655b | Pacific_War | The Japanese responded to the Allied attacks by launching an offensive of their own into India in the middle of March, across the mountainous and densely forested frontier. This attack, codenamed Operation U-Go, was advocated by Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi, the recently promoted commander of the Japanese Fifteen... | What did the Japanese cut? | {
"text": [
"main road to Imphal"
],
"answer_start": [
676
]
} |
5732253be99e3014001e655c | Pacific_War | The Japanese responded to the Allied attacks by launching an offensive of their own into India in the middle of March, across the mountainous and densely forested frontier. This attack, codenamed Operation U-Go, was advocated by Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi, the recently promoted commander of the Japanese Fifteen... | What had the Japanese failed to capture? | {
"text": [
"defences at Kohima"
],
"answer_start": [
736
]
} |
573225ede99e3014001e6562 | Pacific_War | As many Japanese had feared, Japan's supply arrangements could not maintain her forces. Once Mutaguchi's hopes for an early victory were thwarted, his troops, particularly those at Kohima, starved. During May, while Mutaguchi continued to order attacks, the Allies advanced southwards from Kohima and northwards from Imp... | What happened to Mutaguchi's troops? | {
"text": [
"starved"
],
"answer_start": [
189
]
} |
573225ede99e3014001e6563 | Pacific_War | As many Japanese had feared, Japan's supply arrangements could not maintain her forces. Once Mutaguchi's hopes for an early victory were thwarted, his troops, particularly those at Kohima, starved. During May, while Mutaguchi continued to order attacks, the Allies advanced southwards from Kohima and northwards from Imp... | When was the Japanese siege of Imphal broken? | {
"text": [
"22 June"
],
"answer_start": [
355
]
} |
573225ede99e3014001e6564 | Pacific_War | As many Japanese had feared, Japan's supply arrangements could not maintain her forces. Once Mutaguchi's hopes for an early victory were thwarted, his troops, particularly those at Kohima, starved. During May, while Mutaguchi continued to order attacks, the Allies advanced southwards from Kohima and northwards from Imp... | How many troops had the Japanese lost? | {
"text": [
"50,000"
],
"answer_start": [
478
]
} |
573225ede99e3014001e6565 | Pacific_War | As many Japanese had feared, Japan's supply arrangements could not maintain her forces. Once Mutaguchi's hopes for an early victory were thwarted, his troops, particularly those at Kohima, starved. During May, while Mutaguchi continued to order attacks, the Allies advanced southwards from Kohima and northwards from Imp... | What was the main cause of death of the Japanese troops? | {
"text": [
"starvation and disease"
],
"answer_start": [
503
]
} |
5732275d0fdd8d15006c67f5 | Pacific_War | Although the advance in the Arakan had been halted to release troops and aircraft for the Battle of Imphal, the Americans and Chinese had continued to advance in northern Burma, aided by the Chindits operating against the Japanese lines of communication. In the middle of 1944 the Chinese Expeditionary Force invaded nor... | What battle was the advance in the Arakan halted to release troops for? | {
"text": [
"Battle of Imphal"
],
"answer_start": [
90
]
} |
5732275d0fdd8d15006c67f6 | Pacific_War | Although the advance in the Arakan had been halted to release troops and aircraft for the Battle of Imphal, the Americans and Chinese had continued to advance in northern Burma, aided by the Chindits operating against the Japanese lines of communication. In the middle of 1944 the Chinese Expeditionary Force invaded nor... | Who aided the Americans and Chinese during the advance in northern Burma? | {
"text": [
"Chindits"
],
"answer_start": [
191
]
} |
5732275d0fdd8d15006c67f7 | Pacific_War | Although the advance in the Arakan had been halted to release troops and aircraft for the Battle of Imphal, the Americans and Chinese had continued to advance in northern Burma, aided by the Chindits operating against the Japanese lines of communication. In the middle of 1944 the Chinese Expeditionary Force invaded nor... | When did the Chinese invade northern Burma? | {
"text": [
"middle of 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
262
]
} |
5732275d0fdd8d15006c67f8 | Pacific_War | Although the advance in the Arakan had been halted to release troops and aircraft for the Battle of Imphal, the Americans and Chinese had continued to advance in northern Burma, aided by the Chindits operating against the Japanese lines of communication. In the middle of 1944 the Chinese Expeditionary Force invaded nor... | What fortified position was captured by the Chinese Expeditionary Force? | {
"text": [
"Mount Song"
],
"answer_start": [
392
]
} |
5732275d0fdd8d15006c67f9 | Pacific_War | Although the advance in the Arakan had been halted to release troops and aircraft for the Battle of Imphal, the Americans and Chinese had continued to advance in northern Burma, aided by the Chindits operating against the Japanese lines of communication. In the middle of 1944 the Chinese Expeditionary Force invaded nor... | What airfield was taken by the NCAC in August, 1944? | {
"text": [
"Myitkyina"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
573228eab9d445190005e86f | Pacific_War | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | What was it imperative for the Japanese to hold? | {
"text": [
"Saipan"
],
"answer_start": [
50
]
} |
573228eab9d445190005e870 | Pacific_War | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | How many fleet carriers did the U.S. Fifth Fleet have? | {
"text": [
"15"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
573228eab9d445190005e871 | Pacific_War | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | How many fleet planes did the U.S. Fifth Fleet have? | {
"text": [
"956"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
573228eab9d445190005e872 | Pacific_War | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | What was the search radius of U.S. Navy Hellcat fighters? | {
"text": [
"325-mile"
],
"answer_start": [
998
]
} |
573228eab9d445190005e873 | Pacific_War | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | How many carriers did Ozawa have? | {
"text": [
"nine"
],
"answer_start": [
353
]
} |
57322a65b9d445190005e889 | Pacific_War | The forces converged in the largest sea battle of World War II up to that point. Over the previous month American destroyers had destroyed 17 of 25 submarines out of Ozawa's screening force. Repeated U.S. raids destroyed the Japanese land-based planes. Ozawa's main attack lacked coordination, with the Japanese planes a... | How many of Ozawa's submarines were sunk by American destroyers? | {
"text": [
"17"
],
"answer_start": [
139
]
} |
57322a65b9d445190005e88a | Pacific_War | The forces converged in the largest sea battle of World War II up to that point. Over the previous month American destroyers had destroyed 17 of 25 submarines out of Ozawa's screening force. Repeated U.S. raids destroyed the Japanese land-based planes. Ozawa's main attack lacked coordination, with the Japanese planes a... | How many American warships were damaged during the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot? | {
"text": [
"one"
],
"answer_start": [
707
]
} |
57322a65b9d445190005e88b | Pacific_War | The forces converged in the largest sea battle of World War II up to that point. Over the previous month American destroyers had destroyed 17 of 25 submarines out of Ozawa's screening force. Repeated U.S. raids destroyed the Japanese land-based planes. Ozawa's main attack lacked coordination, with the Japanese planes a... | In what sequence did Japanese planes arrive at their targets? | {
"text": [
"staggered"
],
"answer_start": [
350
]
} |
57322a65b9d445190005e88c | Pacific_War | The forces converged in the largest sea battle of World War II up to that point. Over the previous month American destroyers had destroyed 17 of 25 submarines out of Ozawa's screening force. Repeated U.S. raids destroyed the Japanese land-based planes. Ozawa's main attack lacked coordination, with the Japanese planes a... | Where did the radio interception orders to U.S> Hellcat fighters come from? | {
"text": [
"combat information centers"
],
"answer_start": [
431
]
} |
57322a65b9d445190005e88d | Pacific_War | The forces converged in the largest sea battle of World War II up to that point. Over the previous month American destroyers had destroyed 17 of 25 submarines out of Ozawa's screening force. Repeated U.S. raids destroyed the Japanese land-based planes. Ozawa's main attack lacked coordination, with the Japanese planes a... | Who gave the directive for all carriers in the US Navy to have combat information centers? | {
"text": [
"Nimitz"
],
"answer_start": [
397
]
} |
57322b3ce17f3d14004226d9 | Pacific_War | On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraf... | On what day did U.S> planes located Ozawa's fleet? | {
"text": [
"second"
],
"answer_start": [
7
]
} |
57322b3ce17f3d14004226da | Pacific_War | On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraf... | How many miles away was Ozawa's fleet located? | {
"text": [
"275"
],
"answer_start": [
69
]
} |
57322b3ce17f3d14004226db | Pacific_War | On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraf... | How many planes did the U.S. lose? | {
"text": [
"130"
],
"answer_start": [
528
]
} |
57322b3ce17f3d14004226dc | Pacific_War | On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraf... | How many planes did Japan lose? | {
"text": [
"450"
],
"answer_start": [
575
]
} |
57322b3ce17f3d14004226dd | Pacific_War | On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraf... | How many U.S. aircrews were lost? | {
"text": [
"76"
],
"answer_start": [
543
]
} |
57322fdf0fdd8d15006c6827 | Pacific_War | The Battle of Leyte Gulf was arguably the largest naval battle in history and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It was a series of four distinct engagements fought off the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 to 26 October 1944. Leyte Gulf featured the largest battleships ever built, was the last time in hist... | What is argued to be the largest naval battle in history? | {
"text": [
"Battle of Leyte Gulf"
],
"answer_start": [
4
]
} |
57322fdf0fdd8d15006c6828 | Pacific_War | The Battle of Leyte Gulf was arguably the largest naval battle in history and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It was a series of four distinct engagements fought off the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 to 26 October 1944. Leyte Gulf featured the largest battleships ever built, was the last time in hist... | What was the largest naval battle in World War II? | {
"text": [
"Battle of Leyte Gulf"
],
"answer_start": [
4
]
} |
57322fdf0fdd8d15006c6829 | Pacific_War | The Battle of Leyte Gulf was arguably the largest naval battle in history and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It was a series of four distinct engagements fought off the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 to 26 October 1944. Leyte Gulf featured the largest battleships ever built, was the last time in hist... | When did the Battle of Leyte Gulf occur? | {
"text": [
"23 to 26 October 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
216
]
} |
57322fdf0fdd8d15006c682a | Pacific_War | The Battle of Leyte Gulf was arguably the largest naval battle in history and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It was a series of four distinct engagements fought off the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 to 26 October 1944. Leyte Gulf featured the largest battleships ever built, was the last time in hist... | When did Nimitz launch a carrier raid against Formosa? | {
"text": [
"12 October"
],
"answer_start": [
998
]
} |
57322fdf0fdd8d15006c682b | Pacific_War | The Battle of Leyte Gulf was arguably the largest naval battle in history and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It was a series of four distinct engagements fought off the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 to 26 October 1944. Leyte Gulf featured the largest battleships ever built, was the last time in hist... | What did Nimitz favor blockading? | {
"text": [
"Philippines"
],
"answer_start": [
568
]
} |
5732310c0fdd8d15006c6831 | Pacific_War | Sho-1 called for V. Adm. Jisaburo Ozawa's force to use an apparently vulnerable carrier force to lure the U.S. 3rd Fleet away from Leyte and remove air cover from the Allied landing forces, which would then be attacked from the west by three Japanese forces: V. Adm. Takeo Kurita's force would enter Leyte Gulf and attac... | What was the namee of the plan where Ozawa's force would lure the U.S. 3rd Fleet away from Leyte? | {
"text": [
"Sho-1"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
5732310c0fdd8d15006c6832 | Pacific_War | Sho-1 called for V. Adm. Jisaburo Ozawa's force to use an apparently vulnerable carrier force to lure the U.S. 3rd Fleet away from Leyte and remove air cover from the Allied landing forces, which would then be attacked from the west by three Japanese forces: V. Adm. Takeo Kurita's force would enter Leyte Gulf and attac... | Who would enter Leyte Gulf to attack the Allied landing forces? | {
"text": [
"V. Adm. Takeo Kurita"
],
"answer_start": [
259
]
} |
5732310c0fdd8d15006c6833 | Pacific_War | Sho-1 called for V. Adm. Jisaburo Ozawa's force to use an apparently vulnerable carrier force to lure the U.S. 3rd Fleet away from Leyte and remove air cover from the Allied landing forces, which would then be attacked from the west by three Japanese forces: V. Adm. Takeo Kurita's force would enter Leyte Gulf and attac... | How many Japanese forces were likely to be destroyed? | {
"text": [
"one or more"
],
"answer_start": [
496
]
} |
57323202e17f3d140042270f | Pacific_War | Kurita's "Center Force" consisted of five battleships, 12 cruisers and 13 destroyers. It included the two largest battleships ever built: Yamato and Musashi. As they passed Palawan Island after midnight on 23 October the force was spotted, and U.S. submarines sank two cruisers. On 24 October, as Kurita's force entered ... | How many battleships were in Kurita's "Center Force"? | {
"text": [
"five"
],
"answer_start": [
37
]
} |
57323202e17f3d1400422710 | Pacific_War | Kurita's "Center Force" consisted of five battleships, 12 cruisers and 13 destroyers. It included the two largest battleships ever built: Yamato and Musashi. As they passed Palawan Island after midnight on 23 October the force was spotted, and U.S. submarines sank two cruisers. On 24 October, as Kurita's force entered ... | How many cruisers were in Kurita's "Center Force"? | {
"text": [
"12"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
57323202e17f3d1400422711 | Pacific_War | Kurita's "Center Force" consisted of five battleships, 12 cruisers and 13 destroyers. It included the two largest battleships ever built: Yamato and Musashi. As they passed Palawan Island after midnight on 23 October the force was spotted, and U.S. submarines sank two cruisers. On 24 October, as Kurita's force entered ... | How many destroyers were in Kurita's "Center Force"? | {
"text": [
"13"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
57323202e17f3d1400422712 | Pacific_War | Kurita's "Center Force" consisted of five battleships, 12 cruisers and 13 destroyers. It included the two largest battleships ever built: Yamato and Musashi. As they passed Palawan Island after midnight on 23 October the force was spotted, and U.S. submarines sank two cruisers. On 24 October, as Kurita's force entered ... | When did Kurita's force enter the Sibuyan Sea? | {
"text": [
"24 October"
],
"answer_start": [
282
]
} |
57323785b9d445190005e8db | Pacific_War | Nishimura's force consisted of two battleships, one cruiser and four destroyers. Because they were observing radio silence, Nishimura was unable to synchronize with Shima and Kurita. Nishimura and Shima had failed to even coordinate their plans before the attacks – they were long-time rivals and neither wished to have ... | How many battleships were in Nishimura's force? | {
"text": [
"two"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
57323785b9d445190005e8dc | Pacific_War | Nishimura's force consisted of two battleships, one cruiser and four destroyers. Because they were observing radio silence, Nishimura was unable to synchronize with Shima and Kurita. Nishimura and Shima had failed to even coordinate their plans before the attacks – they were long-time rivals and neither wished to have ... | Which Japanese admiral was a rival of Nishimura? | {
"text": [
"Shima"
],
"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
57323785b9d445190005e8dd | Pacific_War | Nishimura's force consisted of two battleships, one cruiser and four destroyers. Because they were observing radio silence, Nishimura was unable to synchronize with Shima and Kurita. Nishimura and Shima had failed to even coordinate their plans before the attacks – they were long-time rivals and neither wished to have ... | How many miles was Shima's fleet behind Nishimura? | {
"text": [
"22"
],
"answer_start": [
419
]
} |
57323785b9d445190005e8de | Pacific_War | Nishimura's force consisted of two battleships, one cruiser and four destroyers. Because they were observing radio silence, Nishimura was unable to synchronize with Shima and Kurita. Nishimura and Shima had failed to even coordinate their plans before the attacks – they were long-time rivals and neither wished to have ... | Who set the trap for the Japanese forces as they sailed by Panaon Island? | {
"text": [
"R. Adm. Jesse Oldendorf"
],
"answer_start": [
655
]
} |
57323785b9d445190005e8df | Pacific_War | Nishimura's force consisted of two battleships, one cruiser and four destroyers. Because they were observing radio silence, Nishimura was unable to synchronize with Shima and Kurita. Nishimura and Shima had failed to even coordinate their plans before the attacks – they were long-time rivals and neither wished to have ... | How many battleships did the U.S.-Australian 7th Fleet have? | {
"text": [
"six"
],
"answer_start": [
683
]
} |
5732388ae99e3014001e6598 | Pacific_War | Ozawa's "Northern Force" had four aircraft carriers, two obsolete battleships partly converted to carriers, three cruisers and nine destroyers. The carriers had only 108 planes. The force was not spotted by the Allies until 16:40 on 24 October. At 20:00 Toyoda ordered all remaining Japanese forces to attack. Halsey saw... | How many aircraft carriers were in Ozawa's "Northern Force"? | {
"text": [
"four"
],
"answer_start": [
29
]
} |
5732388ae99e3014001e6599 | Pacific_War | Ozawa's "Northern Force" had four aircraft carriers, two obsolete battleships partly converted to carriers, three cruisers and nine destroyers. The carriers had only 108 planes. The force was not spotted by the Allies until 16:40 on 24 October. At 20:00 Toyoda ordered all remaining Japanese forces to attack. Halsey saw... | When did the allies spot Ozawa's "Northern Force"? | {
"text": [
"16:40 on 24 October"
],
"answer_start": [
224
]
} |
5732388ae99e3014001e659a | Pacific_War | Ozawa's "Northern Force" had four aircraft carriers, two obsolete battleships partly converted to carriers, three cruisers and nine destroyers. The carriers had only 108 planes. The force was not spotted by the Allies until 16:40 on 24 October. At 20:00 Toyoda ordered all remaining Japanese forces to attack. Halsey saw... | How many planes were in the U.S. 3rd Fleet? | {
"text": [
"1,000"
],
"answer_start": [
520
]
} |
5732388ae99e3014001e659b | Pacific_War | Ozawa's "Northern Force" had four aircraft carriers, two obsolete battleships partly converted to carriers, three cruisers and nine destroyers. The carriers had only 108 planes. The force was not spotted by the Allies until 16:40 on 24 October. At 20:00 Toyoda ordered all remaining Japanese forces to attack. Halsey saw... | How many destroyers were in the U.S. Third Fleet? | {
"text": [
"63"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
5732388ae99e3014001e659c | Pacific_War | Ozawa's "Northern Force" had four aircraft carriers, two obsolete battleships partly converted to carriers, three cruisers and nine destroyers. The carriers had only 108 planes. The force was not spotted by the Allies until 16:40 on 24 October. At 20:00 Toyoda ordered all remaining Japanese forces to attack. Halsey saw... | How many cruisers were in the U.S. Third Fleet? | {
"text": [
"17"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
573239e0e17f3d1400422747 | Pacific_War | Kurita passed through San Bernardino Strait at 03:00 on 25 October and headed along the coast of Samar. The only thing standing in his path were three groups (Taffy 1, 2 and 3) of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Admiral Thomas Kinkaid. Each group had six escort carriers, with a total of more than 500 planes, and seven ... | When did Kurita pass through the San Bernardino Strait? | {
"text": [
"03:00 on 25 October"
],
"answer_start": [
47
]
} |
573239e0e17f3d1400422748 | Pacific_War | Kurita passed through San Bernardino Strait at 03:00 on 25 October and headed along the coast of Samar. The only thing standing in his path were three groups (Taffy 1, 2 and 3) of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Admiral Thomas Kinkaid. Each group had six escort carriers, with a total of more than 500 planes, and seven ... | Where did Kurit head after passing through the San Bernardino Strait? | {
"text": [
"along the coast of Samar"
],
"answer_start": [
78
]
} |
573239e0e17f3d1400422749 | Pacific_War | Kurita passed through San Bernardino Strait at 03:00 on 25 October and headed along the coast of Samar. The only thing standing in his path were three groups (Taffy 1, 2 and 3) of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Admiral Thomas Kinkaid. Each group had six escort carriers, with a total of more than 500 planes, and seven ... | Admiral Kincaid commanded what three groups of the Seventh Fleet? | {
"text": [
"Taffy 1, 2 and 3"
],
"answer_start": [
159
]
} |
573239e0e17f3d140042274a | Pacific_War | Kurita passed through San Bernardino Strait at 03:00 on 25 October and headed along the coast of Samar. The only thing standing in his path were three groups (Taffy 1, 2 and 3) of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Admiral Thomas Kinkaid. Each group had six escort carriers, with a total of more than 500 planes, and seven ... | What broke the Japanes formations under Kurita? | {
"text": [
"Destroyer attacks"
],
"answer_start": [
1580
]
} |
573239e0e17f3d140042274b | Pacific_War | Kurita passed through San Bernardino Strait at 03:00 on 25 October and headed along the coast of Samar. The only thing standing in his path were three groups (Taffy 1, 2 and 3) of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Admiral Thomas Kinkaid. Each group had six escort carriers, with a total of more than 500 planes, and seven ... | How many of Kurita's heavy cruisers were sunk? | {
"text": [
"Three"
],
"answer_start": [
1663
]
} |
57323af4b9d445190005e8f9 | Pacific_War | The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. The only significant Japanese naval operation afterwards was the disastrous Operation Ten-Go in April 1945. Kurita's forc... | What were the Leyte beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army secured from? | {
"text": [
"attack from the sea"
],
"answer_start": [
74
]
} |
57323af4b9d445190005e8fa | Pacific_War | The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. The only significant Japanese naval operation afterwards was the disastrous Operation Ten-Go in April 1945. Kurita's forc... | When did Operation Ten-Go occur? | {
"text": [
"April 1945"
],
"answer_start": [
295
]
} |
57323af4b9d445190005e8fb | Pacific_War | The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. The only significant Japanese naval operation afterwards was the disastrous Operation Ten-Go in April 1945. Kurita's forc... | How many battleships did Kurita begin Operation Ten-Go with? | {
"text": [
"five"
],
"answer_start": [
348
]
} |
57323af4b9d445190005e8fc | Pacific_War | The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. The only significant Japanese naval operation afterwards was the disastrous Operation Ten-Go in April 1945. Kurita's forc... | What was the last battleship in history to engage in combat with another battleship? | {
"text": [
"Yamashiro"
],
"answer_start": [
443
]
} |
57323af4b9d445190005e8fd | Pacific_War | The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. The only significant Japanese naval operation afterwards was the disastrous Operation Ten-Go in April 1945. Kurita's forc... | Which battleship was still capable of combat when Kurita returned to Japan? | {
"text": [
"Yamato"
],
"answer_start": [
398
]
} |
57323c0ce99e3014001e65bc | Pacific_War | On 20 October 1944 the U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte, north of Mindanao. The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the Ormoc Bay area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army ... | When did the U.S. Sixth Army land on the eastern shore of Leyte? | {
"text": [
"20 October 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
57323c0ce99e3014001e65bd | Pacific_War | On 20 October 1944 the U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte, north of Mindanao. The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the Ormoc Bay area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army ... | Where did the Japanese rush reinforcments to on the western side of Leyte? | {
"text": [
"Ormoc Bay area"
],
"answer_start": [
249
]
} |
57323c0ce99e3014001e65be | Pacific_War | On 20 October 1944 the U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte, north of Mindanao. The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the Ormoc Bay area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army ... | What force devastated resupply attempts by the Japanese? | {
"text": [
"U.S. Fifth Air Force"
],
"answer_start": [
353
]
} |
57323c0ce99e3014001e65bf | Pacific_War | On 20 October 1944 the U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte, north of Mindanao. The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the Ormoc Bay area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army ... | What was the neighboring island to the north of Leyte. | {
"text": [
"Samar"
],
"answer_start": [
544
]
} |
57323c0ce99e3014001e65c0 | Pacific_War | On 20 October 1944 the U.S. Sixth Army, supported by naval and air bombardment, landed on the favorable eastern shore of Leyte, north of Mindanao. The U.S. Sixth Army continued its advance from the east, as the Japanese rushed reinforcements to the Ormoc Bay area on the western side of the island. While the Sixth Army ... | Fighting continued on Leyte for how long? | {
"text": [
"months"
],
"answer_start": [
762
]
} |
57323ce2e17f3d1400422765 | Pacific_War | On 15 December 1944 landings against minimal resistance were made on the southern beaches of the island of Mindoro, a key location in the planned Lingayen Gulf operations, in support of major landings scheduled on Luzon. On 9 January 1945, on the south shore of Lingayen Gulf on the western coast of Luzon, General Krueg... | Landings were made on the beaches of what island on December 15, 1944? | {
"text": [
"Mindoro"
],
"answer_start": [
107
]
} |
57323ce2e17f3d1400422766 | Pacific_War | On 15 December 1944 landings against minimal resistance were made on the southern beaches of the island of Mindoro, a key location in the planned Lingayen Gulf operations, in support of major landings scheduled on Luzon. On 9 January 1945, on the south shore of Lingayen Gulf on the western coast of Luzon, General Krueg... | Lingayen Gulf operations supported what landings? | {
"text": [
"Luzon"
],
"answer_start": [
214
]
} |
57323ce2e17f3d1400422767 | Pacific_War | On 15 December 1944 landings against minimal resistance were made on the southern beaches of the island of Mindoro, a key location in the planned Lingayen Gulf operations, in support of major landings scheduled on Luzon. On 9 January 1945, on the south shore of Lingayen Gulf on the western coast of Luzon, General Krueg... | Who led the Sixth Army? | {
"text": [
"General Krueger"
],
"answer_start": [
307
]
} |
57323ce2e17f3d1400422768 | Pacific_War | On 15 December 1944 landings against minimal resistance were made on the southern beaches of the island of Mindoro, a key location in the planned Lingayen Gulf operations, in support of major landings scheduled on Luzon. On 9 January 1945, on the south shore of Lingayen Gulf on the western coast of Luzon, General Krueg... | Clark field was how many miles northwest of Manila? | {
"text": [
"40"
],
"answer_start": [
518
]
} |
57323deae17f3d1400422777 | Pacific_War | Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese ... | What island was between Borneo and Mindoro? | {
"text": [
"Palawan"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
57323deae17f3d1400422778 | Pacific_War | Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese ... | What island was invaded by the Eighth Army on February 28? | {
"text": [
"Palawan"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
57323deae17f3d1400422779 | Pacific_War | Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese ... | Where did the Eighth Army land? | {
"text": [
"Puerto Princesa"
],
"answer_start": [
161
]
} |
57323deae17f3d140042277a | Pacific_War | Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese ... | Who aided U.S. forces in finding Japanese holdouts in the Philippines? | {
"text": [
"Filipino guerrillas"
],
"answer_start": [
467
]
} |
57323deae17f3d140042277b | Pacific_War | Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese ... | What is the western-most Philippine island? | {
"text": [
"Palawan"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
57323efae17f3d140042278b | Pacific_War | The battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") in February 1945 was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans in the Pacific War. Iwo Jima was an 8 sq mile (21 km2) island situated halfway between Tokyo and the Mariana Islands. Holland Smith, the commander of the invasion force, aimed to capture the island,... | What was "Operation Detachment"? | {
"text": [
"battle of Iwo Jima"
],
"answer_start": [
4
]
} |
57323efae17f3d140042278c | Pacific_War | The battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") in February 1945 was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans in the Pacific War. Iwo Jima was an 8 sq mile (21 km2) island situated halfway between Tokyo and the Mariana Islands. Holland Smith, the commander of the invasion force, aimed to capture the island,... | When did "Operation Detachment" occur? | {
"text": [
"February 1945"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
57323efae17f3d140042278d | Pacific_War | The battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") in February 1945 was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans in the Pacific War. Iwo Jima was an 8 sq mile (21 km2) island situated halfway between Tokyo and the Mariana Islands. Holland Smith, the commander of the invasion force, aimed to capture the island,... | How many square miles is the island of Iwo Jima? | {
"text": [
"8"
],
"answer_start": [
158
]
} |
57323efae17f3d140042278e | Pacific_War | The battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") in February 1945 was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans in the Pacific War. Iwo Jima was an 8 sq mile (21 km2) island situated halfway between Tokyo and the Mariana Islands. Holland Smith, the commander of the invasion force, aimed to capture the island,... | Iwo Jima is halfway between the Mariana Islands and what city? | {
"text": [
"Tokyo"
],
"answer_start": [
209
]
} |
57323efae17f3d140042278f | Pacific_War | The battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") in February 1945 was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans in the Pacific War. Iwo Jima was an 8 sq mile (21 km2) island situated halfway between Tokyo and the Mariana Islands. Holland Smith, the commander of the invasion force, aimed to capture the island,... | How many airfields were on Iwo Jima? | {
"text": [
"three"
],
"answer_start": [
337
]
} |
57323fc60fdd8d15006c687b | Pacific_War | From early 1944 until the days leading up to the invasion, Kuribayashi transformed the island into a massive network of bunkers, hidden guns, and 11 mi (18 km) of underground tunnels. The heavy American naval and air bombardment did little but drive the Japanese further underground, making their positions impervious to... | How many miles of hidden tunnel were on the island? | {
"text": [
"11"
],
"answer_start": [
146
]
} |
57323fc60fdd8d15006c687c | Pacific_War | From early 1944 until the days leading up to the invasion, Kuribayashi transformed the island into a massive network of bunkers, hidden guns, and 11 mi (18 km) of underground tunnels. The heavy American naval and air bombardment did little but drive the Japanese further underground, making their positions impervious to... | Who transformed the island into a fortress? | {
"text": [
"Kuribayashi"
],
"answer_start": [
59
]
} |
57323fc60fdd8d15006c687d | Pacific_War | From early 1944 until the days leading up to the invasion, Kuribayashi transformed the island into a massive network of bunkers, hidden guns, and 11 mi (18 km) of underground tunnels. The heavy American naval and air bombardment did little but drive the Japanese further underground, making their positions impervious to... | What were the pillboxes and bunkers connected by? | {
"text": [
"underground tunnels"
],
"answer_start": [
163
]
} |
57323fc60fdd8d15006c687e | Pacific_War | From early 1944 until the days leading up to the invasion, Kuribayashi transformed the island into a massive network of bunkers, hidden guns, and 11 mi (18 km) of underground tunnels. The heavy American naval and air bombardment did little but drive the Japanese further underground, making their positions impervious to... | Who did the network of fortifications on the island favor? | {
"text": [
"the defender"
],
"answer_start": [
495
]
} |
573240a4b9d445190005e91f | Pacific_War | Starting in mid-June 1944, Iwo Jima came under sustained aerial bombardment and naval artillery fire. However, Kuribayashi's hidden guns and defenses survived the constant bombardment virtually unscathed. On 19 February 1945, some 30,000 men of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions landed on the southeast coast of Iwo... | When did Iwo Jima come under bombardment? | {
"text": [
"mid-June 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
12
]
} |
573240a4b9d445190005e920 | Pacific_War | Starting in mid-June 1944, Iwo Jima came under sustained aerial bombardment and naval artillery fire. However, Kuribayashi's hidden guns and defenses survived the constant bombardment virtually unscathed. On 19 February 1945, some 30,000 men of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions landed on the southeast coast of Iwo... | How many men landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945? | {
"text": [
"some 30,000"
],
"answer_start": [
226
]
} |
573240a4b9d445190005e921 | Pacific_War | Starting in mid-June 1944, Iwo Jima came under sustained aerial bombardment and naval artillery fire. However, Kuribayashi's hidden guns and defenses survived the constant bombardment virtually unscathed. On 19 February 1945, some 30,000 men of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions landed on the southeast coast of Iwo... | What was the name of the mountain on Iwo Jima? | {
"text": [
"Mount Suribachi"
],
"answer_start": [
333
]
} |
573240a4b9d445190005e922 | Pacific_War | Starting in mid-June 1944, Iwo Jima came under sustained aerial bombardment and naval artillery fire. However, Kuribayashi's hidden guns and defenses survived the constant bombardment virtually unscathed. On 19 February 1945, some 30,000 men of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions landed on the southeast coast of Iwo... | How many U.S. Marines were killed by the time thhey reached the west coast of the island? | {
"text": [
"almost 2,000"
],
"answer_start": [
798
]
} |
573241c5e17f3d1400422795 | Pacific_War | On 23 February, the 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of Suribachi, prompting the now famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima picture. Navy Secretary James Forrestal, upon seeing the flag, remarked "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." The flag raising is often cited as the most reproduced photograph... | What marine regiment reached the summit of Mount Suribachi? | {
"text": [
"28th"
],
"answer_start": [
20
]
} |
573241c5e17f3d1400422796 | Pacific_War | On 23 February, the 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of Suribachi, prompting the now famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima picture. Navy Secretary James Forrestal, upon seeing the flag, remarked "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." The flag raising is often cited as the most reproduced photograph... | When was the summit of Mount Suribachi reached by U.S. marines? | {
"text": [
"23 February"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
573241c5e17f3d1400422797 | Pacific_War | On 23 February, the 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of Suribachi, prompting the now famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima picture. Navy Secretary James Forrestal, upon seeing the flag, remarked "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." The flag raising is often cited as the most reproduced photograph... | Who said "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years"? | {
"text": [
"Navy Secretary James Forrestal"
],
"answer_start": [
137
]
} |
573241c5e17f3d1400422798 | Pacific_War | On 23 February, the 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of Suribachi, prompting the now famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima picture. Navy Secretary James Forrestal, upon seeing the flag, remarked "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." The flag raising is often cited as the most reproduced photograph... | When was the island of Iwo Jima secured by the Americans? | {
"text": [
"26 March"
],
"answer_start": [
557
]
} |
573241c5e17f3d1400422799 | Pacific_War | On 23 February, the 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of Suribachi, prompting the now famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima picture. Navy Secretary James Forrestal, upon seeing the flag, remarked "there will be a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." The flag raising is often cited as the most reproduced photograph... | How many Japanese prisoners were taken on Iwo Jima? | {
"text": [
"1,083"
],
"answer_start": [
761
]
} |
573242cf0fdd8d15006c6897 | Pacific_War | During April, Fourteenth Army advanced 300 miles (480 km) south towards Rangoon, the capital and principal port of Burma, but was delayed by Japanese rearguards 40 miles (64 km) north of Rangoon at the end of the month. Slim feared that the Japanese would defend Rangoon house-to-house during the monsoon, placing his ar... | What was the capital of Burma? | {
"text": [
"Rangoon"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
573242cf0fdd8d15006c6898 | Pacific_War | During April, Fourteenth Army advanced 300 miles (480 km) south towards Rangoon, the capital and principal port of Burma, but was delayed by Japanese rearguards 40 miles (64 km) north of Rangoon at the end of the month. Slim feared that the Japanese would defend Rangoon house-to-house during the monsoon, placing his ar... | What was the principle port of Burma? | {
"text": [
"Rangoon"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
573242cf0fdd8d15006c6899 | Pacific_War | During April, Fourteenth Army advanced 300 miles (480 km) south towards Rangoon, the capital and principal port of Burma, but was delayed by Japanese rearguards 40 miles (64 km) north of Rangoon at the end of the month. Slim feared that the Japanese would defend Rangoon house-to-house during the monsoon, placing his ar... | When was Operation Dracula launched? | {
"text": [
"1 May"
],
"answer_start": [
530
]
} |
573242cf0fdd8d15006c689a | Pacific_War | During April, Fourteenth Army advanced 300 miles (480 km) south towards Rangoon, the capital and principal port of Burma, but was delayed by Japanese rearguards 40 miles (64 km) north of Rangoon at the end of the month. Slim feared that the Japanese would defend Rangoon house-to-house during the monsoon, placing his ar... | What force was delayed by Japanese rearguards north of Rangoon? | {
"text": [
"Fourteenth Army"
],
"answer_start": [
14
]
} |
573242cf0fdd8d15006c689b | Pacific_War | During April, Fourteenth Army advanced 300 miles (480 km) south towards Rangoon, the capital and principal port of Burma, but was delayed by Japanese rearguards 40 miles (64 km) north of Rangoon at the end of the month. Slim feared that the Japanese would defend Rangoon house-to-house during the monsoon, placing his ar... | What month was a delay caused by Japanese rearguards north of Rangoon? | {
"text": [
"April"
],
"answer_start": [
7
]
} |
5732439ab9d445190005e94f | Pacific_War | Although the campaign was criticized in Australia at the time, and in subsequent years, as pointless or a "waste" of the lives of soldiers, it did achieve a number of objectives, such as increasing the isolation of significant Japanese forces occupying the main part of the Dutch East Indies, capturing major oil supplie... | How many British and Australian prisoners survived out of about 2500 around Sandakan? | {
"text": [
"six"
],
"answer_start": [
472
]
} |
5732439ab9d445190005e950 | Pacific_War | Although the campaign was criticized in Australia at the time, and in subsequent years, as pointless or a "waste" of the lives of soldiers, it did achieve a number of objectives, such as increasing the isolation of significant Japanese forces occupying the main part of the Dutch East Indies, capturing major oil supplie... | Sandakan was located in what providence? | {
"text": [
"Borneo"
],
"answer_start": [
459
]
} |
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