Operation Pegasus

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Operation Pegasus was a 1968 U.S.-led relief operation during the Vietnam War that broke the North Vietnamese siege of the Khe Sanh combat base.

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Operation Pegasus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
relief operation
codename Operation Pegasus self-link
commander John J. Tolson NERFINISHED
William Westmoreland
surface form: William C. Westmoreland
conflict Vietnam War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1968-04-15
followedBy Operation Scotland II
hasPart relief of Khe Sanh Combat Base
location Khe Sanh
surface form: Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
militaryUnit 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
1st Marine Regiment
26th Marine Regiment
ARVN Airborne Division
notableFor ending the siege of Khe Sanh
objective break the North Vietnamese siege of Khe Sanh
opponent People's Army of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnamese Army

People's Army of Vietnam
participant Army of the Republic of Vietnam
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
partOf Battle of Khe Sanh
precededBy Operation Niagara
result U.S. and ARVN victory
relief of Khe Sanh garrison
startTime 1968-04-01
timePeriod 1968
usedTactic airmobile operations
combined arms operations

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Battle of Khe Sanh notableFor Operation Pegasus
Operation Pegasus codename Operation Pegasus self-link