Operation Silver Tower

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:campaigns against the Viet Cong
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Tet_Offensive
Cold War tensions
harsh conditions
North Vietnamese tactics
gptkbp:depicted_in a turning point
gptkbp:duration several months
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Silver Tower
gptkbp:included ground operations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:intelligence_operations
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the Vietnam War.
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupt enemy supply lines
disrupting enemy communications
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
tactical effectiveness
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
anti-war activists
gptkbp:is_documented_in military reports
gptkbp:is_linked_to escalation of U. S. involvement
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:military_strategy
U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Viet_Cong_forces
gptkbp:key_event Vietnam War history
gptkbp:led_to increased U. S. presence in Vietnam
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:meets mixed results
gptkbp:military_strategy to gain territory
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:notable_operations in military history
gptkbp:objective counterinsurgency
gptkbp:operations in 1968
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:partnership air force units
gptkbp:proposed_by U. S. military planners
gptkbp:reported_by gptkb:media
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:strategic_goals to defeat communism
gptkbp:utilized air support
gptkbp:was_a_response_to escalating conflict in Vietnam
growing insurgency
the Tet Offensive's impact
gptkbp:was_characterized_by heavy fighting
high troop deployment
gptkbp:was_executed_by joint operations
multiple phases
combat troops
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Operation_Junction_City
gptkbp:was_influenced_by political decisions
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense combat
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:was_part_of_a_broader_effort to stabilize the region
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_u._s._commitment_to gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_u._s._military's counterinsurgency efforts
Vietnam strategy
gptkbp:was_supported_by artillery units
logistical units
gptkbp:year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_New_Hampshire_(BB-70)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6