Operation Hooper
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Operation Hooper was a major 1988 South African Defence Force offensive in Angola during the South African Border War, aimed at weakening Cuban and Angolan forces near Cuito Cuanavale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Hooper canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Hooper Context triple: [South African Border War, significantEvent, Operation Hooper]
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A.
Operation Inmate
Operation Inmate was a World War II British naval air attack carried out against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in June 1945 to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet.
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B.
Operation Claret
Operation Claret was a series of covert cross-border military raids conducted by British Commonwealth forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the 1960s.
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C.
Operation A-Go
Operation A-Go was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 1944 defensive strategy and fleet operation intended to deliver a decisive blow to U.S. forces in the central Pacific, culminating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
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D.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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E.
Operation Judgment
Operation Judgment was the British Royal Navy’s World War II carrier-based air attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in November 1940, a pioneering strike that demonstrated the effectiveness of naval aviation against battleships in harbor.
- 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 Hooper Target entity description: Operation Hooper was a major 1988 South African Defence Force offensive in Angola during the South African Border War, aimed at weakening Cuban and Angolan forces near Cuito Cuanavale.
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A.
Operation Inmate
Operation Inmate was a World War II British naval air attack carried out against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in June 1945 to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet.
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B.
Operation Claret
Operation Claret was a series of covert cross-border military raids conducted by British Commonwealth forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the 1960s.
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C.
Operation A-Go
Operation A-Go was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 1944 defensive strategy and fleet operation intended to deliver a decisive blow to U.S. forces in the central Pacific, culminating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
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D.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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E.
Operation Judgment
Operation Judgment was the British Royal Navy’s World War II carrier-based air attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in November 1940, a pioneering strike that demonstrated the effectiveness of naval aviation against battleships in harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African military offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Angolan government forces
ⓘ
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ South African Defence Force ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Jannie Geldenhuys
ⓘ
Willie Meyer ⓘ |
| conflict | South African Border War ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to negotiations leading to the Tripartite Accord
ⓘ
contributed to the eventual withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola ⓘ influenced regional dynamics leading to Namibian independence ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Packer ⓘ |
| location |
Angola
ⓘ
Cuito Cuanavale region ⓘ
linked to:
Cuito Cuanavale
|
| militaryBranch |
South African Air Force
ⓘ
South African Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hooper (code name rather than geographic feature) ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | attacks on Tumpo Triangle ⓘ |
| objective |
to destroy FAPLA and Cuban brigades east of the Cuito River
ⓘ
to force Angolan and Cuban withdrawal from the Cuito Cuanavale bridgehead ⓘ to weaken Cuban and Angolan forces near Cuito Cuanavale ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cuban armoured units
ⓘ
FAPLA 21st Brigade ⓘ FAPLA 25th Brigade ⓘ FAPLA 59th Brigade ⓘ |
| participant |
32 Battalion (South African Defence Force)
ⓘ
linked to:
32 Battalion
4 South African Infantry Battalion ⓘ 61 Mechanised Battalion Group ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ UNITA forces ⓘ
linked to:
UNITA
|
| partOf | Battle of Cuito Cuanavale ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Modular ⓘ |
| result |
strategic stalemate around Cuito Cuanavale
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| river | Cuito River ⓘ |
| startTime | 1988-01 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late phase of the South African Border War ⓘ |
| theatre | southeastern Angola ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
G5 howitzer
ⓘ
G6 self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
linked to:
G6 howitzer
Multiple rocket launchers ⓘ Olifant tank ⓘ
linked to:
Olifant main battle tank
Ratel infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| year | 1988 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Hooper Description of subject: Operation Hooper was a major 1988 South African Defence Force offensive in Angola during the South African Border War, aimed at weakening Cuban and Angolan forces near Cuito Cuanavale.
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