Operation Masher

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Dingo
gptkb:Operation_Rising_Tide
gptkb:Operation_Conquest
gptkbp:aftermath Increased anti-war sentiment
Lessons learned for future operations
Impact on U. S. military policy
gptkbp:casualties Over 1,000 Viet Cong killed
U. S. casualties were relatively low
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkbp:date January 1966
gptkbp:duration 2 months
gptkbp:ends_at March 1966
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:goal Search and destroy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Domino_theory
Cold War tensions
Vietnamese nationalism
Military-industrial complex
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Counterinsurgency strategies
Public opinion on the Vietnam War
Media coverage of the war
Protests against the war
U. S. involvement in Southeast Asia
French colonial legacy
Impact on Vietnam's future
Legacy of U. S. military operations
Political ramifications in the U. S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Masher
gptkbp:impact Displaced persons
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Army
gptkb:battle
Regional forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Binh_Dinh_Province
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Company
gptkbp:military_branch Infantry units
gptkbp:objective Disrupt Viet Cong operations
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkbp:resulted_in Heavy casualties for Viet Cong
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:successor Operation Thayer
gptkbp:supports gptkb:aircraft
Helicopter assaults
gptkbp:type offensive operation