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Operation Ranch Hand

U.S. military herbicidal warfare operation during the Vietnam War
Event military_operation Q485875
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Operation Ranch Hand

Summary

Operation Ranch Hand is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Ranch Hand is in the country of Vietnam[3].
  • Operation Ranch Hand's instance of is recorded as military operation[4].
  • The location of Operation Ranch Hand was Vietnam[5].
  • Operation Ranch Hand is part of Vietnam War[6].
  • Operation Ranch Hand's Commons category is recorded as Operation Ranch Hand[7].
  • Operation Ranch Hand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Operation Ranch Hand[8].

Body

When and Where

The location of Operation Ranch Hand was Vietnam[5]. It is in the country of Vietnam[3].

Context

Operation Ranch Hand is part of Vietnam War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as military operation[4].

Why It Matters

Operation Ranch Hand ranks in the top 10% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Vietnam

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Ranch Hand. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-ranch-hand
MLA “Operation Ranch Hand.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-ranch-hand.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-ranch-hand_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Ranch Hand}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-ranch-hand}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Vietnam
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  2. 14w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → Vietnam War
    Instance of → military operation
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543987905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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