Operation Attleboro

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000 US casualties
significant US and Viet Cong losses
gptkbp:combat_history analyzed for future operations
documented outcomes
gptkbp:command_structure joint command with ARVN
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Frederick_C._Weyand
gptkbp:date gptkb:1966
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Viet_Cong
estimated 10,000 Viet Cong
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Junction_City
gptkbp:goal search and destroy Viet Cong forces
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War tensions
gptkbp:historical_debate debated among historians
gptkbp:historical_documentation extensively documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_legacy part of Vietnam War narrative
gptkbp:historical_significance early large-scale operation in Vietnam
gptkbp:home_ground ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Attleboro
gptkbp:impact_on_vietnamese_civilian_population displacement of civilians
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:US_military
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:5th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:25th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:is_criticized_for high civilian casualties
gptkbp:is_debated_in influenced US Congress decisions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Binh_Duong_Province,_Vietnam
gptkbp:logistics complex supply chain
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_doctrine influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:military_leadership faced criticism for tactics
gptkbp:military_lessons importance of intelligence
gptkbp:military_operations increased troop levels
involved direct combat
gptkbp:military_outcome limited tactical success
gptkbp:military_strategy counterinsurgency
gptkbp:mission destroy enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:outcome mixed results
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:political_impact influenced US policy in Vietnam
gptkbp:public_perception mixed views on effectiveness
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:reported_by gptkb:US_military
gptkbp:resulted_in increased US presence in Vietnam
gptkbp:significance highlighted challenges of guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:strategic_goals disrupt enemy supply lines
failure to achieve long-term goals
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkbp:tactics hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:tactics_used ambushes and patrols
gptkbp:type search and destroy mission
gptkbp:usforces_strength approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:usmilitary_strategy escalation of force
gptkbp:veterans varied among participants
gptkbp:viet_cong_casualties estimated 2,000 casualties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Junction_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5