Operation Pegasus

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Operation Pegasus was a 1968 U.S.-led relief operation during the Vietnam War that broke the North Vietnamese siege of the Khe Sanh combat base.

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Operation Pegasus canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
relief operation ⓘ
codename Operation Pegasus ⓘ
commander John J. Tolson NERFINISHED ⓘ
William C. Westmoreland ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endTime 1968-04-15 ⓘ
followedBy Operation Scotland II ⓘ
hasPart relief of Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
location Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
militaryUnit 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
1st Marine Regiment ⓘ
26th Marine Regiment ⓘ
ARVN Airborne Division ⓘ
notableFor ending the siege of Khe Sanh ⓘ
objective break the North Vietnamese siege of Khe Sanh ⓘ
opponent North Vietnamese Army ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
participant Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
partOf Battle of Khe Sanh ⓘ
precededBy Operation Niagara ⓘ
result U.S. and ARVN victory ⓘ
relief of Khe Sanh garrison ⓘ
startTime 1968-04-01 ⓘ
timePeriod 1968 ⓘ
usedTactic airmobile operations ⓘ
combined arms operations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Khe Sanh → notableFor → Operation Pegasus ⓘ
Operation Pegasus → codename → Operation Pegasus ⓘ
Operation Scotland II → follows → Operation Pegasus ⓘ
Operation Scotland II → hasPhaseOrRelationTo → Operation Pegasus ⓘ