Tet Offensive (Vietnam War)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties high civilian casualties
heavy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses
significant US and South Vietnamese losses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
gptkbp:commander Nguyen Van Thieu
Vo Nguyen Giap
William Westmoreland
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
Viet Cong
gptkbp:date 1968
gptkbp:endDate 1968-09-23
gptkbp:followedBy Mini-Tet Offensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tet Offensive (Vietnam War)
gptkbp:impact shifted US public opinion against the war
led to US de-escalation in Vietnam
gptkbp:influenced US presidential election 1968
anti-war movement in the US
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saigon
gptkb:Khe_Sanh
Hue
South Vietnam
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tet_holiday
gptkbp:notableFigure General Nguyen Ngoc Loan
gptkbp:notableFor turning point in Vietnam War
Battle of Hue photographs
Execution of Nguyen Van Lem photograph
surprise attacks during Vietnamese New Year
urban warfare in South Vietnam
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:precededBy Operation Cedar Falls
gptkbp:purpose encourage US withdrawal
incite rebellion among South Vietnamese population
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vietnamization
My Lai Massacre
Operation Rolling Thunder
Paris Peace Accords
gptkbp:result military defeat for North Vietnam and Viet Cong
psychological and political victory for North Vietnam
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Attack_on_US_Embassy,_Saigon
Battle of Hue
Battle of Khe Sanh
gptkbp:startDate 1968-01-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:March_1968_events
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7