Battle of Hue
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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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| 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
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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
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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
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use of heavy artillery and air strikes in an urban environment ⓘ |
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