Battle of Pleiku

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased troop deployments
gptkbp:analysis studied in military academies
gptkbp:casualties North Vietnamese casualties: estimated 300 killed
U. S. casualties: 9 killed
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:General_Hoàng_Văn_Thái
gptkbp:commemoration memorials in Vietnam
memorials in the U. S.
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:date February 1965
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War tensions
gptkbp:historical_debate effectiveness of U. S. tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance first major battle of the Vietnam War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
eyewitness accounts
military reports
journalistic coverage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Pleiku
gptkbp:intelligence underestimated enemy strength
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pleiku,_Vietnam
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:Operation_Silver_Bayonet
Operation Farm Gate
gptkbp:military_strategy search and destroy missions
gptkbp:north_vietnamese_operations gptkb:Operation_Hades
gptkbp:north_vietnamese_outcome gptkb:shelter
gptkbp:outcome increased anti-war sentiment in the U. S.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:political_impact shift in U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkbp:public_perception growing opposition over time
initial support for the war
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Ia_Drang
gptkbp:result U. S. victory
gptkbp:significance escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:strategic_importance demonstrated U. S. military commitment
gptkbp:tactics helicopter airlift
gptkbp:terrain hilly and forested
gptkbp:type air assault
gptkbp:u._s._equipment gptkb:artillery
helicopters
gptkbp:u._s._outcome strategic air support
gptkbp:u._s._strength approximately 1,000 troops
gptkbp:weather_conditions tropical climate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Viet_Cong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5