Operation Ripper
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Operation Ripper was a major United Nations offensive during the Korean War in March 1951 aimed at recapturing Seoul and pushing back Chinese and North Korean forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Ripper canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9085788 — 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 Ripper Context triple: [25th Infantry Division, notableOperation, Operation Ripper]
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A.
Operation Crimp
Operation Crimp was a major 1966 U.S.-Australian military offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting Viet Cong operations in the Cu Chi region by searching for and destroying their extensive tunnel network.
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B.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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C.
Operation Ring
Operation Ring was a 1991 Soviet and Azerbaijani military operation that forcibly deported and terrorized Armenian civilians from villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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D.
Operation Obviate
Operation Obviate was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at destroying the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
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E.
Operation Phantom Fury
Operation Phantom Fury was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq aimed at retaking the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah in some of the fiercest urban combat of the Iraq War.
- 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 Ripper Target entity description: Operation Ripper was a major United Nations offensive during the Korean War in March 1951 aimed at recapturing Seoul and pushing back Chinese and North Korean forces.
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A.
Operation Crimp
Operation Crimp was a major 1966 U.S.-Australian military offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting Viet Cong operations in the Cu Chi region by searching for and destroying their extensive tunnel network.
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B.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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C.
Operation Ring
Operation Ring was a 1991 Soviet and Azerbaijani military operation that forcibly deported and terrorized Armenian civilians from villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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D.
Operation Obviate
Operation Obviate was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at destroying the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
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E.
Operation Phantom Fury
Operation Phantom Fury was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq aimed at retaking the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah in some of the fiercest urban combat of the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations military operation
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fourth Battle of Seoul ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Republic of Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
South Korea
United Nations Command ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaign |
Chinese Spring Offensive phase of the Korean War
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Spring Offensive 1951
|
| commander |
Matthew B. Ridgway
ⓘ
linked to:
Matthew Ridgway
|
| commandStructure |
Eighth United States Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Eighth Army
|
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to:
South Korea
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | March 1951 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1951-04-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Dauntless
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Rugged
Operation Rugged ⓘ |
| frontLineAdvance | advance toward the 38th parallel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
|
| historicalSignificance | marked the fourth change of control of Seoul during the Korean War ⓘ |
| location |
Seoul
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ |
| militaryAlliance | United Nations coalition ⓘ |
| namedBy | United States Eighth Army ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy enemy forces south of the 38th parallel
ⓘ
push back Chinese forces ⓘ push back North Korean forces ⓘ recapture Seoul ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
ⓘ
Korean People's Army ⓘ North Korea ⓘ People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
|
| partOf | Korean War ⓘ |
| planningBy | United Nations Command ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Killer ⓘ |
| result |
United Nations victory
ⓘ
recapture of Seoul by UN forces ⓘ withdrawal of Chinese and North Korean forces to the north ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-03-07 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
inflict maximum casualties on Chinese and North Korean forces
ⓘ
restore UN line north of the Han River ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
UN air power
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | ground offensive ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Ripper Description of subject: Operation Ripper was a major United Nations offensive during the Korean War in March 1951 aimed at recapturing Seoul and pushing back Chinese and North Korean forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.