Operation Linebacker
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Operation Linebacker was a major U.S. aerial bombing campaign conducted in 1972 against North Vietnam to disrupt its supply lines and support South Vietnamese forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Linebacker canonical | 8 |
| Operation Linebacker II | 7 |
| led to Operation Linebacker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Operation Linebacker Context triple: [Vietnam War, notableOperation, Operation Linebacker]
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A.
Operation Meetinghouse
Operation Meetinghouse was the devastating March 1945 U.S. firebombing raid on Tokyo, which became one of the most destructive air attacks in history.
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B.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968, aimed at weakening North Vietnamese capabilities and will to fight during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Olympic
Operation Olympic was the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, intended as the first stage of a full-scale invasion that was ultimately rendered unnecessary by Japan’s surrender in 1945.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Operation Linebacker Target entity description: Operation Linebacker was a major U.S. aerial bombing campaign conducted in 1972 against North Vietnam to disrupt its supply lines and support South Vietnamese forces.
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A.
Operation Meetinghouse
Operation Meetinghouse was the devastating March 1945 U.S. firebombing raid on Tokyo, which became one of the most destructive air attacks in history.
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B.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968, aimed at weakening North Vietnamese capabilities and will to fight during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Olympic
Operation Olympic was the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, intended as the first stage of a full-scale invasion that was ultimately rendered unnecessary by Japan’s surrender in 1945.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing campaign
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military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Linebacker I ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
John D. Lavelle
ⓘ
John W. Vogt Jr. ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1972 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1972-10-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Linebacker
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Operation Linebacker II
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| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Seventh Air Force
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Task Force 77 ⓘ |
| location |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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surface form:
North Vietnam
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| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableAction | mining of Haiphong Harbor approaches ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines
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halt North Vietnamese Easter Offensive ⓘ interdict supplies moving along routes into South Vietnam ⓘ support South Vietnamese forces ⓘ |
| opponent | Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Menu
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Operation Rolling Thunder ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to North Vietnam’s decision to return to peace talks in Paris
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significant disruption of North Vietnamese logistics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1972-05-09 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| target |
air defenses
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bridges ⓘ petroleum storage facilities ⓘ ports ⓘ power plants ⓘ rail lines ⓘ roads ⓘ |
| theater | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
strategic bombing
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tactical air strikes ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
A-6 Intruder
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress
F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4 Phantom II
laser-guided bombs ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Linebacker Description of subject: Operation Linebacker was a major U.S. aerial bombing campaign conducted in 1972 against North Vietnam to disrupt its supply lines and support South Vietnamese forces.
Referenced by (16)
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