Operation Hastings
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Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Hastings canonical | 4 |
| Operation Hickory | 1 |
| Operation Utah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3199149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Hastings Context triple: [2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, conflict, Operation Hastings]
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Herrick
Operation Herrick was the codename for the United Kingdom’s long-running military campaign in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and later Resolute Support Mission.
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C.
Operation Fredericus
Operation Fredericus was a German World War II offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet forces in the Kharkov sector in May 1942.
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D.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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E.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Hastings Target entity description: Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Herrick
Operation Herrick was the codename for the United Kingdom’s long-running military campaign in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and later Resolute Support Mission.
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C.
Operation Fredericus
Operation Fredericus was a German World War II offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet forces in the Kharkov sector in May 1942.
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D.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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E.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
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Vietnam War operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| airSupport |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps aviation units ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps aviation
|
| alsoKnownAs | Hastings ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| casualtiesPAVN | over 800 killed (U.S. estimate) ⓘ |
| casualtiesUSandARVN |
approximately 126 killed
ⓘ
approximately 448 wounded ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Hastings self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Lewis William Walt
ⓘ
William K. Jones ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1966-08-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Prairie ⓘ |
| groundForces |
ARVN infantry
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marines
|
| location |
Quang Tri Province
ⓘ
South Vietnam ⓘ |
| navalSupport | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
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one of the largest U.S. Marine operations in 1966 ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Battalion 1st Marines
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion 1st Marines
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Battalion 4th Marines
3rd Marine Division ⓘ ARVN 1st Division ⓘ |
| objective |
block North Vietnamese Army infiltration into Quang Tri Province
ⓘ
destroy North Vietnamese Army forces south of the Demilitarized Zone ⓘ |
| opponent |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese Army
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. military operations along the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Jay ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryUnit | 324B Division of the People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ |
| result |
North Vietnamese forces pushed back across the Demilitarized Zone
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U.S. and South Vietnamese tactical victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1966-07-15 ⓘ |
| tactics |
artillery support
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close air support ⓘ helicopter-borne infantry assaults ⓘ |
| theater |
I Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
I Corps Tactical Zone
|
| typeOfAction |
airmobile assault
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search and destroy operation ⓘ |
| year | 1966 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Hastings Description of subject: Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
this entity surface form:
Operation Utah
this entity surface form:
Operation Hickory