An Lộc

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human settlement town

An Lộc is a town in southern Vietnam that became a major battlefield during the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
An Lộc canonical	3
An Loc	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement ⓘ town ⓘ
aftermath	reconstruction after 1975 ⓘ severe civilian casualties ⓘ
attackedBy	People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
conflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
currentCountry	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
defendedBy	Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
distanceTo	approximately 90–100 km north of Ho Chi Minh City ⓘ
experience	extensive urban destruction ⓘ heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ prolonged siege ⓘ
hasRole	district capital ⓘ
historicalEra	Cold War ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ
locatedIn	South Vietnam ⓘ surface form: southern Vietnam
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Bình Phước Province ⓘ Loc Ninh District ⓘ surface form: Lộc Ninh District
locatedOn	Highway 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	intense street fighting ⓘ large-scale use of U.S. airpower ⓘ symbol of South Vietnamese resistance in 1972 ⓘ
partOf	South Vietnam ⓘ
resultOfBattle	ARVN defensive victory ⓘ halted PAVN advance toward Saigon ⓘ
significantEvent	Easter Offensive ⓘ surface form: 1972 Easter Offensive Battle of An Lộc ⓘ
strategicImportance	key defensive position on approach to Saigon ⓘ major ARVN stronghold in III Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
supportedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Military Assistance Advisory Group ⓘ surface form: United States Army advisors
timeOfEvent	1972 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Easter Offensive → location → An Lộc ⓘ

Nguyen Hue Offensive → location → An Lộc ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Loc

Binh Long Province → capital → An Lộc ⓘ

Battle of An Lộc → location → An Lộc ⓘ