Operation Kalahari

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aimsTo SWAPO_operations
gptkbp:associated_with Apartheid-era military policies
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Constand_Viljoen
gptkbp:completed July 1989
gptkbp:conducted Namibian_transition_to_independence
gptkbp:conflict the_Border_War
gptkbp:criticism human rights violations
its impact on civilian populations
gptkbp:documentedIn military reports
gptkbp:followedBy independence_negotiations_for_Namibia
gptkbp:hasPrograms maintain_control_over_Namibia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kalahari
gptkbp:influenced regional geopolitics
post-colonial military strategies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:South_African_intelligence_services
gptkbp:is_a the_eventual_independence_of_Namibia.
gptkbp:is_aimed_at South_African_interests_in_Namibia
disrupting_supply_lines_of_SWAPO
gptkbp:is_characterized_by covert operations
special forces
gptkbp:is_essential_for South_African_military_history
gptkbp:is_involved_in South_African_military_bases
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Namibian_War_of_Independence
Operation Askari
Cold_War_conflicts_in_Africa
gptkbp:is_studied_in military strategy studies
gptkbp:is_supported_by local allies
gptkbp:keyEvent Namibian_history
gptkbp:launched April 1989
gptkbp:led_to increased tensions in the region
gptkbp:militaryRank 1 Parachute Battalion
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Operation_Kalahari_Task_Force
Operation Sceptre
Operation Merlyn
gptkbp:reportsTo international media
gptkbp:resultedIn military engagement
gptkbp:targets gptkb:SWAPO
gptkbp:type counter-insurgency operation
gptkbp:was_a_response_to SWAPO's_guerrilla_warfare_tactics
SWAPO_activity_in_the_region
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense combat engagements
gptkbp:year 1989