Operation Kalahari

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Magnus_Malan
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Operation_Reindeer
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
the 1980s
secrecy
the apartheid era
gptkbp:conflict in Southern Africa
gptkbp:has_impact_on gptkb:Namibian_independence_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kalahari
gptkbp:included ground troops
gptkbp:intelligence yes
gptkbp:involved gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkbp:involved_aerial_reconnaissance yes
gptkbp:involved_local_informants yes
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting supply lines
SWAPO operations
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for human rights violations
gptkbp:is_documented_in military reports
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:SWAPO
gptkbp:key_event Namibian history
gptkbp:leadership yes
gptkbp:led_to increased tensions
gptkbp:logistics yes
gptkbp:notable_operations yes
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:operations yes
gptkbp:proposed_by military strategists
gptkbp:reported_by international media
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:strategic_goals to maintain control
gptkbp:type counter-insurgency operation
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:special_forces
gptkbp:was_a_response_to guerilla warfare
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_increased SWAPO activities
gptkbp:was_a_significant_military_action yes
gptkbp:was_aimed_at_weakening SWAPO's capabilities
gptkbp:was_characterized_by high mobility
gptkbp:was_characterized_by_rapid_deployment yes
gptkbp:was_executed_by several months
elite units
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Operation_Sceptre
gptkbp:was_influenced_by regional politics
Cold War dynamics
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Namibian_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:was_part_of_south_africa's_military_strategy in the region
gptkbp:was_part_of_south_africa's_response_to decolonization movements.
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_apartheid_government
gptkbp:water_resistance local populations
gptkbp:year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._22_Squadron_SAAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6