Operation Desert Storm

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combat operation military operation

Operation Desert Storm was the 1991 U.S.-led combat phase of the Gulf War that used a massive air campaign followed by a swift ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

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Label Occurrences
Operation Desert Storm canonical 114
1991 Gulf War 2
First Gulf War combat phase 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf combat operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
authorizedBy UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 678
casualtiesCoalitionMilitaryKilled approximately 300 ⓘ
casualtiesIraqiMilitaryKilled tens of thousands ⓘ
commandedBy Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) ⓘ
surface form: Colin Powell

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ
surface form: H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
followedBy Iraqi Kurdish rebellions ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi uprising of 1991

Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait ⓘ
hasAlternativeName 1991 Gulf War air and ground campaign ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
surface form: First Gulf War combat phase
hasBelligerent France ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasCampaignName 100-hour ground war ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: Gulf War air campaign
hasConflictType interstate war ⓘ
hasEndDate 1991-02-28 ⓘ
hasMajorPhase air campaign ⓘ
ground offensive ⓘ
hasObjective expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ
hasOpposingSide Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

US-led coalition forces ⓘ
hasPrimaryLeader George H. W. Bush ⓘ
hasStartDate 1991-01-17 ⓘ
hasTheater Iraq ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form: Persian Gulf region
involvedUnit Royal Air Force ⓘ
Saudi Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: Saudi Arabian Armed Forces

U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form: US Central Command

VII Corps ⓘ
surface form: VII Corps (United States)

XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps (United States)
partOf Gulf War ⓘ
precededBy Operation Desert Shield ⓘ
result coalition victory ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ
tookPlaceInYear 1991 ⓘ
triggeredBy Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
usedTechnology precision-guided munitions ⓘ
satellite reconnaissance ⓘ
stealth aircraft ⓘ
usedWarfareType aerial bombardment ⓘ
armored warfare ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ

Referenced by (120)

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11th Marine Regiment → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st Tank Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st Marine Regiment → notableBattle → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 678 → providedLegalBasisFor → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st Reconnaissance Battalion → conflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. → conflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion → engagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Desert Shield → followedBy → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Desert Shield → relatedOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Desert Shield → relatedOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Sabre
Operation Granby → precededBy → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Bahrain Defence Force → engagedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
National Defense Reserve Fleet → usedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
United States Ready Reserve Force → usedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Saudi Armed Forces → engagedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps → engagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Madrid Conference of 1991 → tookPlaceAfter → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Seventh Fleet → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet
2nd Marine Division → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Kuwait Air Force → participatedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Marine expeditionary force → usedInOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
3rd Infantry Division → conflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) → conflictParticipated → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
I MEF → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st Marine Logistics Group → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Desert Camouflage Uniform → usedInConflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm → hasAlternativeName → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Gulf War combat phase
1st Battalion, 7th Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
USS Wisconsin → servedInConflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Royal Saudi Air Force → participatedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
No. 2 Squadron RAF → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Civil Reserve Air Fleet → notableActivation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
United States 1st Infantry Division → notableBattle → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
United States Army Central → engagedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Stormin’ Norman → associatedOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Grumman F-14 Tomcat → conflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
U.S. 3rd Armored Division → participatedIn → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Air Combat Command → conflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm (through predecessor commands and early ACC forces)
Jarhead → portrays → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
General Dynamics F-111 → usedInConflict → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Big Ugly Fat Fellow → associatedWith → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
1st SFOD-D → notableOperation → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
11th Signal Brigade → engagement → Operation Desert Storm ⓘ