Operation Winter 67

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aimsTo weaken_enemy_morale
gptkbp:associated_with counterinsurgency tactics
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:criticism high civilian casualties
lack of clear objectives
gptkbp:date 1967
gptkbp:decidedBy U.S._military_planners
gptkbp:documentedIn military reports
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Gadsden
gptkbp:goal disrupt enemy supply lines
gptkbp:has a turning point in the war
gptkbp:hasPrograms to secure the region.
to_defeat_communism_in_Southeast_Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Winter 67
gptkbp:includes search and destroy missions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Tet_Offensive
political considerations
gptkbp:involved intelligence operations
logistical challenges
ground troops
air support
gptkbp:involves gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting_Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high levels of engagement
intense combat
gptkbp:is_designed_to gain territorial control
gptkbp:is_part_of Operation Rolling Thunder
U.S._military_strategy
in_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical studies
military historians
gptkbp:is_supported_by airstrikes
gptkbp:led_to increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:meets resistance from local populations
gptkbp:outcome limited success
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:North_Vietnamese_offensives
gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
harsh terrain
the dry season
the_command_of_General_Creighton_Abrams
gptkbp:predecessor Operation Cedar Falls
gptkbp:reportsTo news media
gptkbp:resultedIn casualties on both sides
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of the Mekong Delta
gptkbp:successor Operation Junction City
gptkbp:targets gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkbp:utilizes helicopter mobility
gptkbp:was_a_response_to increased enemy activity
gptkbp:was_marked_by heavy artillery use