Operation Vittles
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Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Plainfare | 2 |
| Operation Vittles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016 — 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 Vittles Context triple: [Berlin Airlift, hasAlternativeName, Operation Vittles]
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A.
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.
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B.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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C.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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D.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
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E.
Operation Cottage
Operation Cottage was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians, notable for encountering an unexpectedly evacuated Japanese garrison yet still suffering casualties from friendly fire and accidents.
- 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 Vittles Target entity description: Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
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A.
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.
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B.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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C.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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D.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
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E.
Operation Cottage
Operation Cottage was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians, notable for encountering an unexpectedly evacuated Japanese garrison yet still suffering casualties from friendly fire and accidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U.S. component of the Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Gatow Airfield
ⓘ
Tegel Airport ⓘ
linked to:
Tegel
Tempelhof Airport ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Major General William H. Tunner ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dailySorties | over 1,000 flights per day at peak ⓘ |
| deliveredCargo |
coal
ⓘ
food ⓘ fuel ⓘ medicine ⓘ other essential goods ⓘ |
| departurePoint |
Celle Air Base
ⓘ
Frankfurt am Main air bases ⓘ
linked to:
Frankfurt Airport
Wiesbaden Air Base ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949-09-30 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Berlin Blockade ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
General Curtis E. LeMay
ⓘ
linked to:
Curtis LeMay
General Lucius D. Clay ⓘ |
| location |
Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
West Berlin
Germany ⓘ West Berlin ⓘ |
| objective |
supply West Berlin with food
ⓘ
supply West Berlin with fuel ⓘ supply West Berlin with other essentials ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States military ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Berlin Airlift
ⓘ
Berlin Blockade ⓘ Operation Plainfare ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to lifting of the Berlin Blockade
ⓘ
successful resupply of West Berlin ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Western commitment to defend West Berlin
ⓘ
major early confrontation of the Cold War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948-06-26 ⓘ |
| suppliedPopulation | over 2 million West Berliners ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Berlin Airlift operations
ⓘ
French Berlin Airlift operations ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| uses |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
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Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ civilian charter aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Vittles Description of subject: Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operation Vittles
linked to: Operation Vittles