Operation Rolling Thunder LXII

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:star
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkbp:allows political constraints
gptkbp:approves President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:campaigns air war in Vietnam
gptkbp:casualties significant civilian casualties
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:U._S._military_forces
gptkb:North_Vietnam
several months
ground operations
the Vietnam War era
Operation Rolling Thunder guidelines
gptkbp:depicted_in ineffective by some historians
gptkbp:duration gptkb:1968
3 years
gptkbp:end_date 1968-11-01
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:Rolling_Thunder_operations
November 1968
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_I
gptkbp:goal disrupt supply lines
to boost the morale of the South Vietnamese
gptkbp:has_weakness North Vietnamese resolve
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder LXII
gptkbp:impact escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:influenced_by Cold War dynamics
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
destroying infrastructure
gptkbp:is_characterized_by escalation of air strikes
high levels of aircraft losses
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
lack of clear objectives
gptkbp:is_designed_to demoralize North Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:key_event Vietnam War history
gptkbp:launch_date 1965-03-02
gptkbp:meets anti-war protests
gptkbp:notable_event bombing of Haiphong
bombing of Hanoi
Operation Rolling Thunder LXII was the last phase of Rolling Thunder
gptkbp:notable_operations in the context of the Vietnam War.
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:Rolling_Thunder_campaign
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
support South Vietnam
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXI
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XII-XXI
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XXII-XL
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
Cold War tensions
Vietnam War escalation
U. S. foreign policy
Operation Rolling Thunder I-XI
gptkbp:result gptkb:military_conflict
increased anti-war sentiment
disruption of supply lines
increased North Vietnamese resolve
increased bombing campaigns
limited military success
eventual withdrawal of U. S. troops
U. S. public opinion shift
U. S. military strategy reevaluation
Vietnamization policy introduction
damage to North Vietnamese military capabilities
destruction of infrastructure in North Vietnam
gptkbp:resulted_in changing political climate
increased bombing campaigns
gptkbp:significance U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:strategic_importance gain air superiority
attrition
many military analysts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXI
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXIII
gptkbp:tactics attrition
gptkbp:targets gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkbp:type aerial bombardment
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for contain communism in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
North Vietnamese aggression
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense aerial bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4