An Lộc

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An Lộc is a town in southern Vietnam that became a major battlefield during the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Vietnam War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
An Lộc canonical 5
An Loc 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
aftermath reconstruction after 1975 ⓘ
severe civilian casualties ⓘ
attackedBy People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
currentCountry Socialist Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
defendedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 90–100 km north of Ho Chi Minh City ⓘ
experience extensive urban destruction ⓘ
heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ
prolonged siege ⓘ
hasRole district capital ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ
locatedIn southern Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: South Vietnam
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bình Phước Province ⓘ
Lộc Ninh District ⓘ
linked to: Loc Ninh District
locatedOn Highway 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor intense street fighting ⓘ
large-scale use of U.S. airpower ⓘ
symbol of South Vietnamese resistance in 1972 ⓘ
partOf South Vietnam ⓘ
resultOfBattle ARVN defensive victory ⓘ
halted PAVN advance toward Saigon ⓘ
significantEvent 1972 Easter Offensive ⓘ
linked to: Easter Offensive

Battle of An Lộc ⓘ
strategicImportance key defensive position on approach to Saigon ⓘ
major ARVN stronghold in III Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
supportedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army advisors ⓘ
timeOfEvent 1972 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Easter Offensive → location → An Lộc ⓘ
Nguyen Hue Offensive → location → An Loc ⓘ
linked to: An Lộc
Binh Long Province → capital → An Lộc ⓘ
Battle of An Lộc → location → An Lộc ⓘ
Spring–Summer Offensive → location → An Loc ⓘ
linked to: An Lộc