Operation Dewey Canyon II
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Operation Dewey Canyon II was a 1971 U.S. Army operation during the Vietnam War, conducted in support of the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos known as Operation Lam Son 719.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dewey Canyon II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5979081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Dewey Canyon II Context triple: [Quang Tri Province, siteOf, Operation Dewey Canyon II]
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A.
Operation Emery
Operation Emery was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of its Cold War-era nuclear weapons development program.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Tuleta
Operation Tuleta was a British police investigation into alleged computer hacking and related privacy breaches linked to the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
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D.
Operation Fulcrum
Operation Fulcrum was a U.S. nuclear weapons test series conducted as part of the broader American nuclear testing program during the Cold War.
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E.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Dewey Canyon II Target entity description: Operation Dewey Canyon II was a 1971 U.S. Army operation during the Vietnam War, conducted in support of the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos known as Operation Lam Son 719.
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A.
Operation Emery
Operation Emery was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of its Cold War-era nuclear weapons development program.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Tuleta
Operation Tuleta was a British police investigation into alleged computer hacking and related privacy breaches linked to the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
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D.
Operation Fulcrum
Operation Fulcrum was a U.S. nuclear weapons test series conducted as part of the broader American nuclear testing program during the Cold War.
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E.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander | Lieutenant General James W. Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | XXIV Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1971-03-25 ⓘ |
| hasCodenameNumber | II ⓘ |
| location |
Khe Sanh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quang Tri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted in conjunction with a major South Vietnamese incursion into Laos
ⓘ
involved reopening a previously abandoned combat base at Khe Sanh ⓘ |
| objective |
provide logistical and artillery support for ARVN forces in Laos
ⓘ
reopen Route 9 from Ca Lu to the Laotian border ⓘ secure Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ |
| opponent | People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Dewey Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Dewey Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Lam Son 719 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Khe Sanh Combat Base was reoccupied and used as a logistics hub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. forces successfully reopened Route 9 to the Laotian border ⓘ |
| startDate | 1971-02-08 ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | Operation Lam Son 719 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportRole |
artillery support for ARVN units in Laos
ⓘ
logistical support for cross-border incursion into Laos ⓘ |
| theater | I Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | ground operation ⓘ |
| usedBase |
Khe Sanh Combat Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quang Tri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Dewey Canyon II Description of subject: Operation Dewey Canyon II was a 1971 U.S. Army operation during the Vietnam War, conducted in support of the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos known as Operation Lam Son 719.
Referenced by (1)
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