Statements (61)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Major_General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:Operation_Iron_Triangle gptkb:People's_Army gptkb:General_Văn_Tiến_Dũng |
gptkbp:aftermath |
increased U. S. military presence
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gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkb:Operation_Junction_City |
gptkbp:casualties |
high civilian casualties
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gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:General_Nguyen_Van_Thieu |
gptkbp:community_impact |
increased anti-war sentiment
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1967
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
gptkb:Embassy
global anti-war protests |
gptkbp:duration |
several months
|
gptkbp:historical_analysis |
subject of military studies
|
gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Vietnamization_policy
Cold War tensions decolonization movements U. S. government policies |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated challenges of guerrilla warfare
located near Ho Chi Minh Trail |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Iron Triangle
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gptkbp:intelligence |
reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:Viet_Cong
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) |
gptkbp:landscape |
dense jungle
swampy areas |
gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military engagements
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gptkbp:location |
Iron Triangle, Vietnam
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gptkbp:logistics |
supply lines
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gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive media coverage
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gptkbp:military_branch |
artillery units
infantry divisions |
gptkbp:military_strategy |
local militia
combined arms operations regular army units maintain control of the region part of larger operations in the region support local insurgency |
gptkbp:military_technology |
helicopters
napalm |
gptkbp:mission |
secure the area
disrupt enemy supply routes |
gptkbp:outcome |
disruption of Viet Cong operations
|
gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:result |
U. S. victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year |
booby traps
hit-and-run attacks |
gptkbp:significance |
strategic area
|
gptkbp:strategic_importance |
destroy Viet Cong infrastructure
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gptkbp:tactics |
air support
search and destroy ambushes ground assaults use of tunnels |