Operation Dragon Rouge

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath political implications
influence on Belgian foreign policy
increased international attention
Congo's political instability
military reputation boost
gptkbp:aircraft_operated helicopters
armored personnel carriers
gptkbp:armament machine guns
grenades
M16 rifles
gptkbp:casualties Belgian soldiers
hostages
Congolese soldiers
gptkbp:commanded General Jacques Pâris de Bollardière
gptkbp:date November 1964
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Embassy
bilateral agreements
multilateral discussions
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:goal rescue hostages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Dragon Rouge
gptkbp:intelligence surveillance missions
gathering operations
intercepting communications
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Special_Operations_Group
1st Paratroopers Battalion
3rd Paratroopers Battalion
gptkbp:involves Belgian paratroopers
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:United_Nations_forces
gptkbp:is_supported_by air support
gptkbp:location gptkb:Stanleyville
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:railway_line
supply chains
transportation planning
gptkbp:media gptkb:documentaries
historical analyses
press coverage
gptkbp:negotiated_by with local leaders
with Congolese government
with UN representatives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkbp:public_perception criticism of colonialism
support for military actions
debates on interventionism
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Congo_Crisis
Cold War dynamics
Belgian colonial history
Operation Dragon Rouge II
gptkbp:resulted_in successful rescue
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Congo
gptkbp:year gptkb:1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zairean_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5