Battle of Hill 937 (Hamburger Hill)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
hill was abandoned soon after capture
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Hamburger_Hill
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| gptkbp:casualtiesPAVN |
estimated 630 killed
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| gptkbp:casualtiesUnion |
372 wounded
72 killed |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_States
North Vietnam South Vietnam |
| gptkbp:date |
May 10–20, 1969
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| gptkbp:hillHeight |
937 meters
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| gptkbp:hillName |
Dong Ap Bia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Hill 937 (Hamburger Hill)
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| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
books and documentaries
film 'Hamburger Hill' (1987) |
| gptkbp:location |
A Shau Valley, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive US media coverage
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
heavy use of air and artillery support
intense close-quarters combat multiple frontal assaults nickname 'Hamburger Hill' given by US soldiers |
| gptkbp:objective |
capture Hill 937
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| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Operation_Apache_Snow
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:People's_Army_of_Vietnam_(PAVN)
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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| gptkbp:PAVNCommander |
unknown
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| gptkbp:publicReaction |
sparked debate over US military strategy
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
controversial due to high casualties
led to public outcry in the US |
| gptkbp:USCommander |
Colonel Weldon Honeycutt
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| gptkbp:USUnitsInvolved |
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment 9th Marine Regiment (support) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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