Operation: Starlight

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Battle of Van Tuong
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion 45 killed
gptkbp:casualtiesVietCong over 600 killed
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:date August 18–24, 1965
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation: Starlight
gptkbp:location Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam
gptkbp:objective destroy Viet Cong 1st Regiment
gptkbp:opposedBy Viet Cong
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:result US/ARVN victory
gptkbp:significance first major offensive action conducted by a purely US military unit during the Vietnam War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sable_Aradia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6