Easter Offensive (1972)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Nguyen Hue Offensive
gptkbp:casualties tens of thousands (both sides)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
gptkbp:commander Creighton Abrams
Nguyen Van Thieu
Vo Nguyen Giap
gptkbp:endDate 22 October 1972
gptkbp:followedBy Paris Peace Accords
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Easter Offensive (1972)
gptkbp:location South Vietnam
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_An_Loc
gptkb:Battle_of_Kontum
gptkb:Battle_of_Quang_Tri
gptkbp:objective capture territory in South Vietnam
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:precededBy Tet Offensive
gptkbp:relatedEvent Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Linebacker
gptkbp:result South Vietnamese and U.S. repelled offensive
gptkbp:significance led to increased U.S. bombing (Operation Linebacker)
largest North Vietnamese offensive since 1968
shifted balance of power in Vietnam War
gptkbp:startDate 30 March 1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quảng_Trị_Province
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_(South_Vietnam)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7