Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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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
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gptkbp:date |
January 1966
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gptkbp:duration |
2 months
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gptkbp:ends_at |
March 1966
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:goal |
Search and destroy
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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
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gptkbp:impact |
Displaced persons
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gptkbp:intelligence |
Reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Army gptkb:battle Regional forces |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Binh_Dinh_Province
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gptkbp:logistics |
gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:military_branch |
Infantry units
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gptkbp:objective |
Disrupt Viet Cong operations
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gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
Heavy casualties for Viet Cong
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gptkbp:significance |
Demonstrated U. S. military strategy
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gptkbp:successor |
Operation Thayer
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gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:aircraft
Helicopter assaults |
gptkbp:type |
offensive operation
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