Battle of Hue

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battle engagement of the Vietnam War urban battle

The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Hue canonical	15
Battle of Huế	4
Battle of Hue (1968)	1
Battle of Hue City	1
Hue offensive	1
Tet Offensive in Hue	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the Vietnam War ⓘ urban battle ⓘ
associatedEvent	Huế Massacre ⓘ
belligerent	Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Viet Cong ⓘ
casualties	thousands of military casualties on both sides ⓘ
civilianCasualties	thousands of civilians killed or wounded ⓘ
combatantCommander	Creighton Abrams ⓘ Hoàng Xuân Lãm ⓘ Nguyen Van Thieu ⓘ surface form: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Trần Văn Trà ⓘ Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ surface form: Võ Nguyên Giáp William Westmoreland ⓘ surface form: William C. Westmoreland
conflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
country	Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam
damage	large portions of Huế destroyed or heavily damaged ⓘ
endDate	1968-03-02 ⓘ
hasCause	North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attempt to spark general uprising in South Vietnam ⓘ Tet Offensive ⓘ
impact	contributed to growing U.S. opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ shocked U.S. public opinion ⓘ
location	Huế ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam Thừa Thiên Province ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive television and press coverage in the United States ⓘ
notableFor	house-to-house fighting ⓘ intense urban combat ⓘ mass graves and executions associated with the Huế Massacre ⓘ one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War ⓘ
opponent	Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam Republic of Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Viet Cong ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ Tet Offensive ⓘ
result	Allied military victory ⓘ North Vietnamese and Viet Cong withdrawal from Huế ⓘ extensive destruction of Huế ⓘ heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
startDate	1968-01-31 ⓘ
strategicObjective	capture of Huế ⓘ control of key transportation and communication routes in central Vietnam ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic	close-quarters combat ⓘ use of heavy artillery and air strikes in an urban environment ⓘ

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Subject: Battle of Hue
Description of subject: The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.

Referenced by (23)

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

1st Marine Division (United States) → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

Vietnam War → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

Blue Diamond → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Marine Division

The Old Breed → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

5th Marine Regiment → battleHonors → Battle of Hue ⓘ

7th Marine Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

1st Marine Regiment → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

Tet Offensive → significantEvent → Battle of Hue ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

1st Battalion, 7th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

1st Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

Army of the Republic of Vietnam → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

Hoàng Xuân Lãm → participatedIn → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Huế

Huế Massacre → eventDuring → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Huế

Hue → significantEvent → Battle of Hue ⓘ

subject surface form: Huế

this entity surface form: Battle of Huế

General Offensive and Uprising → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Huế

Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket → participatesIn → Battle of Hue ⓘ

subject surface form: Private Joker

this entity surface form: Hue offensive

1st Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Hue City

I Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam → notableBattle → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tet Offensive in Hue

3/5 → notableEngagement → Battle of Hue ⓘ

subject surface form: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam → notableOperation → Battle of Hue ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Hue (1968)