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Peleliu

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Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau. [1]

26 relations: Angaur, Babeldaob, Battle of Peleliu, Capital city, Guam, Imperial Japanese Army, Kloulklubed, Koror, Ministry of Education (Palau), National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Palau, Palau High School, Patache, Peleliu, Peleliu Airfield, Ruy López de Villalobos, Sargento mayor, Spanish–American War, States of Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, United Nations, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, World War II, 45th Pacific Islands Forum.

Angaur

or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau.

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Babeldaob

Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau.

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Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the United States military, was fought between the U.S. and Japan during the Mariana and Palau Campaign of World War II, from September to November 1944, on the island of Peleliu.

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Capital city

A capital city (or simply capital) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government.

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Guam

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Kloulklubed

Kloulklubed is the main settlement on the Palau island of Peleliu.

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Koror

Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau.

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Ministry of Education (Palau)

The Ministry of Education is a government agency of Palau, headquartered in Koror City.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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Palau

Palau (historically Belau, Palaos, or Pelew), officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau), is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Palau High School

Palau High School (PHS) is a senior high school in Koror City, Palau.

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Patache

A patache is a type of sailing vessel with two masts, very light and shallow, a sort of cross between a brig and a schooner, which originally was a warship, being intended for surveillance and inspection of the coasts and ports.

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Peleliu

Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau.

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Peleliu Airfield

Peleliu Airfield is a small airfield on Peleliu, one of the islands of Palau.

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Ruy López de Villalobos

Ruy López de Villalobos (ca. 1500 – April 4, 1544) was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Pacific from Mexico to establish a permanent foothold for Spain in the East Indies, which was near the Line of Demarcation between Spain and Portugal according to the Treaty of Zaragoza in 1529.

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Sargento mayor

Sargento mayor ("sergeant major") was a rank immediately below that of maestre de campo in the Spanish tercios of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (Guerra hispano-americana or Guerra hispano-estadounidense; Digmaang Espanyol-Amerikano) was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898.

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States of Palau

Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states.

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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia (western Pacific) administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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45th Pacific Islands Forum

The 45th Pacific Islands Forum was held from 29 July to 1 August 2014 in Palau.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peleliu

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