Date Duration |
Operation Name |
Unit(s) – Description |
Location |
VC–
PAVN
KIAs |
Allied KIAs
|
68 |
Operation Keepout
[1] |
USAF operation to sow anti-personnel mines |
"
Parrot's Beak" area
Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia |
|
|
68 |
Operation Leap Frog
[2] |
Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely Vietcong actions |
|
|
|
68 – 69 |
Operation Duck Hook
[1] |
Nixon administration covert plan to coerce the North Vietnamese to make concessions at the
Paris Peace Talks |
|
|
|
68 – 69 |
Operation Inferno
[1] |
USAF operation to start fires by dropping bulk fuel from
C-130s in concentrated areas. The operation was eventually deemed cost prohibitive |
|
|
|
Jan 1 – Feb 1973 |
Operation Igloo White
[3]: 83–302
[4] |
USAF electronic warfare program to interdict the
Ho Chi Minh Trail |
Ho Chi Minh Trail |
|
|
Jan 1 – Mar 1 1973 |
Operation Clearwater
[1] |
US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways |
I Corps |
|
|
Jan 5 – 25 |
Operation Sultan (1968)
[1] |
Special Forces
Project DELTA operation |
Kon Tum Province |
|
|
Jan 5 – Apr 8 |
Operation Niagara
[1]
[4]: 178–9 |
USAF bombing |
around
Khe Sanh Combat Base |
unknown |
|
Jan 10 – 21 |
Operation Duntroon
[1]
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in conjunction with 1st Brigade,
9th Infantry Division
Operation Akron V |
Phước Tuy Province |
|
|
Jan 11 – 21 |
Operation Akron V
[1] |
1st Brigade,
9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
|
Jan 13 – 28 |
Operation Altoona
[1] |
199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
|
Jan 13 – Feb 18 |
Operation Haverford
[1] |
199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation |
Gia Định and
Long An Provinces |
|
|
Jan 14 |
Operation Gator
[1] |
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment operation |
IV Corps |
|
|
Jan 15 – Feb 9 |
Operation San Angelo
[1] |
1st Brigade,
101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation |
Quang Duc and
Phước Long Provinces |
63 |
12
|
Jan 18 – Feb 13 |
Operation Coronado X
[1]
[6]: 196 |
MRF 2nd Brigade,
9th Infantry Division and US Navy Task Force 117 search and destroy operation |
Ba Xuyen,
Dinh Tuong,
Kien Hoa,
Phuoc Dinh and
Vĩnh Long Provinces |
344 |
|
Jan 23 – 26 |
Operation Badger Catch |
Operation Napoleon/Saline
[7]: 723
[8]: 66 BLT
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines and
HMM-165 search and destroy operation to clear the north and south banks of the
Cua Viet River and prevent enemy interdiction of river traffic |
Quảng Trị Province |
10 |
12
|
Jan 20 – 27 |
Operation Atalla/Casey
[1] |
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation |
Bình Long Province |
|
|
Jan 20 – 31 |
Operation McLain
[1]
[8]: 65 |
173rd Airborne Brigade, 3rd Brigade,
506th Airborne Infantry Regiment and
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment reconnaissance in force operation as continuation of
Operation Byrd |
Bình Thuận Province |
1,042 |
|
Jan 21 – 24 |
Operation Neosho II
[8]: 66 |
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and
1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the
1st Cavalry Division's arrival at
Camp Evans |
24 km northwest of
Huế |
1 |
|
Jan 21 – Feb 16 |
Operation Osceola II
[1]
[7]: 723 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines and
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
24 |
2
|
Jan 21 – Nov 23 |
Operation Lancaster II
[1]
[7]: 726 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 4th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines,
1st Battalion, 9th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion,
26th Marines search-and-clear operation to safeguard
Route 9 |
between
Cam Lo and
Ca Lu |
1801 |
359
|
Jan 22 – Feb 29 |
Operation Pershing II
[1]
[8]: 66 |
2/1 Cavalry and
4th Infantry Division operation |
Bình Định and
Quảng Ngãi Provinces |
614 |
156
|
Jan 22 – Mar 31 |
Operation Jeb Stuart I
[1]
[8]: 66 |
1st Cavalry Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades,
101st Airborne Division operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
3,268 |
294
|
Jan 24 – Mar 1 |
Operation Coburg
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation, which incidentally placed it in excellent response positions to several
Tet Offensive trouble spots |
Biên Hòa and
Phước Tuy Provinces |
|
|
Jan 26 – Feb 29 |
Operation Saline
[1]
[7]: 113–8 |
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines and
1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion search and destroy operation to keep the
Cua Viet River supply line open. Combined with
Operation Napoleon on 28 Feb 68 |
Cua Viet River |
|
|
Jan 31 – Mar 8 |
Operation Adairsville
[1] |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation to defend
Long Binh |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
|
Feb 1 – Mar 2 |
Operation Hue City
[7]: 723–4
[9] |
1st Marines and
5th Marines operation to drive PAVN/VC out of
Huế (
Battle of Huế) during
Tet Offensive |
Huế |
5,113 |
668
|
Feb 1 – Mar 10 |
Operation Lam Son 68
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
1st Infantry Division and ARVN
5th Division and
18th Division search and destroy operation |
Biên Hòa and
Bình Dương Provinces |
|
|
Feb 5 – 17 |
Operation Tran Hung Dao I
[1]
[10] |
ARVN
1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th and 11th Airborne Brigades,
VNMC 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th Brigades,
30th, 33rd, 35th, 38th & 41st Ranger Battalions, 3rd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment and
199th Infantry Brigade operation to defend the Saigon area during the
Tet Offensive |
Saigon |
953 |
|
Feb 10 – Mar 22 |
Operation Uniontown III
[11]: 124 |
199th Light Infantry Brigade and
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operations |
Long Binh |
40 |
|
Feb 13 – Mar 4 |
Operation Coronado XI
[8]: 68 |
MRF
9th Infantry Division,
9th ARVN Division, ARVN
21st Division joint riverine, air and ground search operations to locate and destroy Vietcong MR 3 headquarters and to cordon and search
Cu Lao May island in the
Hậu River southwest of
Cần Thơ. The operation was also to relieve enemy pressure on the city of Cần Thơ |
Cai Rang and
Phung Hiep Districts,
Phong Binh Province |
|
|
Feb 15 |
Operation Oakleigh
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation |
Hoa Long,
Long Hải |
9 |
|
Feb 16 – Mar 1 |
Operation Mang Ho X
[1] |
ROK
Capital Division search and destroy operation |
Bình Định Province |
664 |
|
Feb 17 – Mar 28 |
Operation Tran Hung Dao II
[10] |
Continuation of
Operation Tran Hung Dao I in the
Saigon area with slightly reduced forces |
Saigon |
713 |
|
Feb 18 – 19 |
Operation Dandenong
[5] |
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search operation |
Ap Soui Nghe |
|
|
Feb 20 – 21 |
Operation Clayton
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and search operation with support elements and South Vietnamese police and interpreters |
Long Dien |
|
|
Feb 26 – Mar 3 |
Operation Tampa
[1]
[12] |
1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Squadron,
5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
|
|
Feb 26 – Sep 12 |
Operation Houston
[1]
[7]: 230 |
5th Marine Regiment,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion,
327th Airborne Infantry, 2nd Battalion,
502nd Airborne Infantry,
1st Battalion, 26th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 26th Marines operation to reopen and secure
Route 1, between
Da Nang and
Phu Bai |
Thừa Thiên Province |
702 |
117
|
Feb 27 – mid Apr |
Operation Pinnaroo
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to cordon off the entire
Long Hải hills area to stop a number of VC groups trying to escape through the cordon; Australians' first successful foray into the traditional VC stronghold of the Minh Dam Secret Zone |
Phước Tuy Province |
21 |
|
Feb 29 – Mar 1 |
Operation Reaction
[1] |
1st Battalion,
20th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation |
|
|
|
Feb 29 – Oct 31 |
Operation Napoleon/Saline
[1]
[7]: 232 |
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines,
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 4th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,
1st Battalion, 9th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion,
26th Marines and
2/1 Cavalry operation |
along
Cua Viet River,
Quảng Trị Province |
3495 |
353
|
Mar 1 – 31 |
Operation Patrick
[1] |
3rd Brigade
4th Infantry Division search and destroy and cordon and search operation |
Bình Định Province |
|
|
Mar 1 – May 21 |
Operation Truong Cong Dinh
[1]
[8]: 69 |
ARVN
7th Division and
9th Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades,
9th Infantry Division search and destroy operations |
Dinh Tuong,
Kien Hoa,
Kien Tuong,
Vĩnh Bình and
Bình Long Provinces |
1546 |
|
Mar 3 – 7 |
Operation Mingo
[7]: 249 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 2nd Battalion
327th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along
Route 527 towards the
A Shau Valley |
Quảng Trị Province |
5 |
|
Mar 4 – 6 |
Operation Coronado XII
[1] |
MRF
9th Infantry Division, ARVN
9th Division, ARVN
21st Division search and destroy operation |
Ba Xuyen and
Phong Binh Provinces |
|
|
Mar 5 – 13 |
Operation Show Low
[1] |
4th Battalion,
3rd Infantry Regiment and ARVN
2nd Division search and destroy operation |
Quảng Ngãi Province |
|
|
Mar 6 – 10 |
Operation Rock
[7]: 248 |
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bon Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory", |
6 km northwest of
An Hoa |
35 |
3
|
Mar 7 |
Operation Harrisburg
[1] |
199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
|
Mar 7 – 16 |
Operation Valley Forge
[1] |
199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron,
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation |
Biên Hòa and
Long Khánh Provinces |
|
|
Mar 8 – 31 |
Operation Carentan
[8]: 69 |
1st and 3rd Brigades,
101st Airborne Division and
ARVN 1st Division search and destroy, cordon and search, reconnaissance in force operation |
lowlands of
Quảng Trị and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
|
|
Mar 8 – Apr 7 |
Operation Wilderness
[1] |
1st Brigade,
25th Infantry Division and
199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation |
Tây Ninh Province |
|
|
Mar 11 – Apr 7 |
Operation Quyet Thang/Operation Resolve to Win
[8]: 70
[13] |
1st Infantry Division,
9th Infantry Division and
25th Infantry Division; ARVN
5th Division,
25th Division,
Airborne Battalions, and
Marines post-
Tet Offensive clearing operation to mop up VC |
Saigon area and 5 surrounding provinces |
2658 |
79 US
|
Mar 12 – 26 |
Operation Worth
[1]
[7]: 248 |
1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Squadron,
5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation |
24 km northwest of
Da Nang,
Quảng Nam Province |
160 |
27
|
Mar 14 – 20 |
Operation Ford
[7]: 249 |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and
1st Battalion, 1st Marines sweep of the
Phu Thu Peninsula to engage the VC
804th Main Force Battalion |
east of
Phu Bai |
145 |
14
|
Mar 14 – 20 |
Operation Lam Son 194
[7]: 249 |
ARVN
1st Division operation tying in with
Operation Ford |
east of
Phu Bai |
|
|
Mar 16 – 17 |
Operation San Francisco
[1] |
3rd Brigade,
1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
III Corps |
|
|
Mar 16 – 28 |
Operation Box Springs
[1] |
3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and
173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation |
Bình Dương Province |
|
|
Mar 17 – Jan 31 1969 |
Operation Walker
[1] |
3rd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion,
69th Armor Regiment search and destroy and security operation |
vicinity of
An Khê,
Pleiku Province |
|
|
Mar 17 – Jul 30 |
Operation Duong Cua Dan/
Operation People's Road
[1]
[8]: 69–70 |
9th Infantry Division security operation for repair of
Route 4 |
between
Cat Lay and
Mỹ Tho |
1357 |
93
|
Mar 21 – Apr 6 |
Operation Alcorn Grove
[1] |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation |
Long Khánh Province |
|
|
Mar 23 – Apr 7 |
Operation Los Banos
[1] |
3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division security operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
|
Mar 25 – May 29 |
Operation Ashgrove Tram
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
RNZIR (
ANZAC) cordon-and-search operation |
Long Hải village |
|
|
Mar 28 – 29 |
Operation Woolgoogla
[5] |
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment final operation as a company search in the
Cay Den jungle |
1 km southeast of
Hoa Long |
8 |
|
Mar 30 – Jan 31 1969 |
Operation Cochise Green/Dan Sinh
[1]
[8]: 71 |
173rd Airborne Brigade and
4th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force and pacification operation |
Bình Định and
Quảng Ngãi Provinces |
929 |
114
|
Apr – Oct |
Operation Duck Blind
[1] |
Interim code name for
Operation Igloo White |
|
|
|
Apr 1 – 15 |
Operation Pegasus/Operation Lam Son 207
[1]
[7]: 283–9 |
1st Cavalry Division,
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 9th Marines 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions,
26th Marines and ARVN
2nd Division resupply and relief operations along
Route 9 to U.S. Marines
besieged at
Khe Sanh Combat Base |
Quảng Trị Province |
1100+ (est) |
144
|
Apr 1 – 24 |
Operation Cooktown Orchid
[1]
[5] |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operation |
area surrounding the
Long Hải hills complex to the east of
Đất Đỏ |
|
|
Apr 1 – May 17 |
Operation Carentan II
[8]: 69 |
101st Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade
82nd Airborne Division operation |
lowlands of
Quảng Trị and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
2,100 |
195
|
Apr 3 – 7 |
Operation Atlas I
[1] |
1st Infantry Division security operation |
Bình Dương Province |
|
|
Apr 3 – 7 |
Operation Carlisle
[1] |
1st Infantry Division security operation |
Phước Long Province |
|
|
Apr 3 – 7 |
Operation Waterford
[1] |
1st Infantry Division security operation |
Bình Long Province |
13 |
|
Apr 8 – 19 |
Operation Norfolk Victory
[1] |
1st Battalion,
20th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation |
Nghĩa Hành District,
Quảng Ngãi Province |
43 |
5
|
Apr 8 – May 31 |
Operation Toan Thang I
[5]
[8]: 72 |
Allied reaction to the
Tet Offensive, first of a series of massive operations combining the assets and operations of the ARVN's
III Corps and the American
II Field Force to maintain the post-Tet pressure on the enemy and to drive all remaining PAVN/VC troops from
III Corps and the Saigon area. 3rd Brigade,
9th Infantry Division),
1st Infantry Division,
25th Infantry Division,
199th Infantry Brigade,
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment participated |
|
7,645 |
440
|
Apr 8 – Nov 11 |
Operation Burlington Trail
[10] |
198th Infantry Brigade operation |
border of
Quảng Tín Province and
Quảng Nam Provinces |
1,931 |
212
|
Apr 10 – 14 |
Operation Jasper Square
[7]: 250 |
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines operation |
Go Noi,
Quảng Nam Province |
54 |
6
|
Apr 12 – 16 |
Operation Charlton
[7]: 253 |
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines operation |
Ba Long valley south of
Cam Lo |
|
|
Apr 13 |
Operation No-Name 2
[7]: 252 |
1st Battalion,
27th Marines operation |
east of
Huế |
60 |
24
|
Apr 14 – 28 |
Operation Velvet Hammer
[1] |
173rd Airborne Brigade cordon and search operation |
Bình Định Province |
|
|
Apr 15 – 26 |
Operation Clifton Coral
[1] |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force |
Bình Phước Province |
|
|
Apr 15 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Scotland II
[1]
[7]: 316–20 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 4th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines,
1st Battalion, 9th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions,
26th Marines continuing operations around
Khe Sanh plateau upon termination of
Operation Pegasus |
Khe Sanh plateau |
3,304 |
435
|
Apr 18 – May 17 |
Operation Rice
[1]
[7]: 298 |
1st and 3rd Battalion
26th Marines and 3rd Squadron,
5th Cavalry Regiment operation |
Quảng Trị and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
|
21
|
Apr 19 – 26 |
Operation Baxter Garden/Lam Son 214
[7]: 252 |
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and
1st Tank Battalion rice denial operation |
8 km east of
Huế |
55 |
13
|
Apr 19 – May 17 |
Operation Delaware
[7]: 312
[14] |
1st Marine Division,
1st Cavalry Division,
101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade
82nd Airborne Division and
196th Infantry Brigade, operation |
A Shau Valley,
Thừa Thiên Province |
869 |
45
|
Apr 19 – May 17 |
Operation Lam Son 216
[8]: 75 |
ARVN
1st Division and 3rd ARVN Airborne Task Force operation in conjunction with
Operation Delaware |
A Shau Valley |
|
|
Apr 30 – May 3 |
Operation Dai Do
[1]
[7]: 292–304 |
US Navy River Assault Group, Battalion Landing Team
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, B Company,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion,
21st Infantry Regiment operation against the 48th and 52nd Regiments of the PAVN
320th Division to eliminate the threat to the junction of the Bo Dieu and Cua Viet Rivers |
Quảng Trị Province |
1568 |
110
|
May 1 – Nov 20 |
Operation Kudzu
[1] |
9th Infantry Division reconnaissance and security operation of
Đồng Tâm Base Camp |
Dinh Truong Province |
|
|
May 4 – Aug 24 |
Operation Allen Brook
[1]
[7]: 328–39 |
1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion,
26th Marines, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions,
27th Marines and 2nd Battalion,
13th Marines operation |
Go Noi Island, southern
Quảng Nam Province |
1,017 |
240
|
May 9 – 16 |
Operation Concordia Square/
Lam Son 224
[1]
[8]: 74 |
2/1 Cavalry operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
349 |
19
|
May 10 – 12 |
Operation Golden Valley
[1] |
2nd Battalion,
196th Infantry Brigade, Company A, 1st Battalion,
46th Infantry Regiment and Battery A, 3rd Battalion,
82nd Artillery Regiment relief and reinforcement of
Kham Duc Special Forces Camp |
Quảng Tín Province |
|
|
May 17 – Nov 3 |
Operation Jeb Stuart III
[8]: 75
[7]: 725 |
1st Cavalry Division operations |
border of
Quảng Trị and central
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
2114 |
212
|
May 17 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Nevada Eagle
[1] |
101st Airborne Division,
1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade,
82nd Airborne Division clear and search operation as follow-up to
Operation Delaware |
central
Thừa Thiên Province |
3,299 |
353
|
May 19 – Oct 23 |
Operation Mameluke Thrust
[1]
[7]: 725–6 |
1st Battalion 7th Marines,
3rd Battalion 26th Marines,
1st Battalion 26th Marines,
3rd Battalion 5th Marines,
A Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry,
3rd Battalion 7th Marines and
2nd Battalion 7th Marines clear and search operations |
central
Quảng Nam Province |
2728 |
269
|
May 21 – Aug 3 |
Operation Truong Cong Dinh
[1] |
9th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force operation, superseded by
Operation Quyet Chin |
Dinh Tuong Province |
1546 |
|
May 24 – Jun 12 |
Operation Mathews
[1] |
1st Brigade,
4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation |
Kon Tum Province |
352 |
69
|
Jun |
Operation Duel Blade
[1] |
Interim code name for
Operation Igloo White |
|
|
|
Jun 1 – Feb 16 1969 |
Operation Toan Thang II
[5]
[8]: 76 |
1st Infantry Division,
1st Cavalry Division,
9th Infantry Division,
199th Infantry Brigade,
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) and ARVN operations for static defense of designated tactical areas of responsibility as well as limited reconnaissance operations to prevent PAVN rocket fire on Saigon |
Saigon and surrounding provinces |
25,428 |
1,798
|
Jun 2 – 19 |
Operation Robin
[7]: 321–4
[8]: 76 |
Task Force Hotel (consisting of
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 4th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines) search and destroy operation using airmobile tactics to prevent an attack on
Khe Sanh and northern
Quảng Trị Province |
Quảng Trị Province |
635 |
65+
|
Jun 7 - 14 |
Operation Swift Saber
[1]
[7]: 636 |
BLT
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines clear and search operation |
Elephant Valley, 16 km north of
Da Nang,
Quảng Nam Province |
|
|
Jun 7 – 18 |
Operation Banjo Royce/Quang Trung 23/4
[1] |
1st Brigade,
101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation |
Lâm Đồng and
Tuyen Duc Provinces |
|
|
Jun 15 – 20 |
Operation Kosciusko
[1]
[5] |
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation |
between Nui Thia Vai mountain and Nui Dinh mountain |
2 |
|
Jun 18 – Jul 1 |
Operation Harmon Green
[1] |
1st and 3rd Battalions,
503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation |
Binh Tuy,
Lâm Đồng and
Tuyen Duc Provinces |
|
|
Jun 19 – 29 |
Operation Norfolk Victory II
[1] |
3rd Battalion,
1st Infantry Regiment and
ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation |
Quảng Ngãi Province |
|
|
Jun 19 – 29 |
Operation Norwalk
[1] |
1st Infantry Division security operation |
|
|
|
Jun 20 – 30 |
Operation Chattachoochee Swamp/Lien Ket 45
[1] |
3rd Battalion,
11th Infantry Brigade and
ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation |
Song Tea Khuc and Song Tam Rao valleys,
Quảng Ngãi Province |
|
|
Jun 20 – Jul 2 |
Operation Vance Canyon
[1] |
198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation |
Quảng Ngãi Province |
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Jun 26 – 27 |
Operation Charger
[1] |
1st Battalion,
12th Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
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Jul 1 – 7 |
Operation Thor
[7]: 545–8 |
Combined arms bombardment |
eastern
DMZ |
125 |
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Jul 5 – Aug 3 |
Operation Pocahontas Forest
[1] |
196th Infantry Brigade, 5th Battalion,
46th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion,
26th Marines and ARVN 5th Regiment clear and search operation |
Hiệp Đức Valley in
Quảng Nam and
Quảng Trị Provinces |
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Jul 17 – Mar 4 1969 |
Operation Quyet Chien
[8]: 69 |
ARVN
7th Division,
9th Division,
21st Division and US
9th Infantry Division operation |
U Minh Forest,
Kiên Giang Province |
2,248 |
131
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Jul 18 – 24 |
Operation Merino
[5]
[15] |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
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Jul 20 |
Operation Cleansweep
[1] |
4th Infantry Division operation |
Pleiku Province |
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Jul 23 – 30 |
Operation Swift Play
[1]
[7]: 343 |
BLT
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Jul 29 – Aug 13 |
Operation Platypus
[1]
[5] |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force |
Hat Dich area,
Phước Tuy Province |
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Aug 1 – 31 |
Operation Lyre Bird
[1]
[5] |
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) land-clearing operation |
west of
Nui Dat,
Phước Tuy Province |
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Aug 2 – Apr 24 1969 |
Operation Lam Son 245
[10] |
ARVN 54th Regiment operation |
Thừa Thiên Province |
636 |
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Aug 4 – 20 |
Operation Somerset Plain/
Operation Lam Son 246
[1] |
101st Airborne Division,
1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operation |
A Shau Valley,
Thừa Thiên Province |
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Aug 8 – Sep 6 |
Operation Nowra
[1]
[5] |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment defence of
Bà Rịa and
Long Điền District |
Phước Tuy Province |
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Aug 12 – 16 |
Operation Dodge Valley
[1] |
Elements of the
1st Marines,
7th Marines and
27th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Aug 22 – Dec 12 |
Operation Dan Sinh 22-6
[1] |
173rd Airborne Brigade and
ARVN 22nd Division reconnaissance in force |
Bong Son Plains,
Bình Định Province |
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Aug 23 – 31 |
Operation Duc Lap
[1] |
ARVN
23rd Division, 2nd and 5th
Mobile Strike Force defence of
Duc Lap
CIDG base |
Quang Duc Province |
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Aug 24 – Sep 9 |
Operation Tien Ho
[1] |
ARVN
23rd Division operation |
Quang Duc Province |
1091 |
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Aug 28 – 31 |
Operation Cranberry Bog
[16] |
One of the first
Joint Personnel Recovery Center operations as part of
Operation Black Knight to rescue POW, 1LT
James N. Rowe |
Chuong Thien Province |
2 |
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Aug 28 – Sep 5 |
Operation Diamantina
[1]
[5] |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force |
north of
Nui Dat,
Phước Tuy Province |
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Aug 29 – Sep 9 |
Operation Sussex Bay
[1]
[7]: 381–3 |
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Sep |
Operation Homestead
[6]: 170 |
MRF
9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
Kien Hoa Province |
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Sep 1 – 9 |
Operation Alice
[1] |
196th Infantry Brigade security operation |
Tây Ninh Province |
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Sep 3 – 24 |
Operation Champaign Grove
[17] |
23rd Infantry Division operation |
Quảng Ngãi Province |
378 |
15
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Sep 7 – 12 |
Operation Innamincka
[1]
[5] |
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) and
104th Field Battery cordon and search and reconnaissance in force operation |
Phước Tuy Province |
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Sep 10 – 20 |
Operation Vinh Loc
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment pacification operation |
Vinh Loc Island,
Thừa Thiên Province |
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Sep 10 – Oct 3 |
Operation Commanche Falls I
[1] |
1st Cavalry Division and ARVN
1st Division clear and search operation |
Quảng Trị and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
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Sep 11 – 25 |
Operation Eagle II/
Operation Toan Thang 9-68
[1] |
ARVN 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th
Airborne Battalions and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions,
VNMC operation |
Tây Ninh Province |
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Sep 11 – Apr 24 1969 |
Operation Lam Son 261
[10] |
1st ARVN Regiment operation |
Thừa Thiên and
Quảng Trị Provinces |
724 |
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Sep 12 – 24 |
Operation Hawkesbury
[5]
[18] |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) security operation |
Bien Hoa–
Long Khánh Province border |
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Sep 13 |
Operation Sullivan
[1] |
1st Brigade,
5th Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
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Sep 16 – Oct 19 |
Operation Golden Sword
[1] |
Movement of the 3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division to northern
I Corps and the 3rd Brigade
82nd Airborne Division to
III Corps |
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Sep 19 – 25 |
Operation Crown
[1]
[5] |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation |
Phước Tuy Province |
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Sep 24 – Oct 4 |
Operation Pioneer
[1] |
1st Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
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Sep 25 – Oct 14 |
Operation Owen Mesa
[1] |
3rd Battalion,
26th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
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Sep 26 – Nov 17 |
Operation Golden Fleece
[1] |
2nd Battalion,
1st Infantry Division operation |
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Sep 27 – 29 |
Operation Phu Vang I
[1]
[11]: 162–9 |
1st and 2nd Brigades,
101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment search and destroy operation |
Thừa Thiên Province |
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Sep 29 – Oct 6 |
Operation Sceptre
[1]
[5] |
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation |
near
Ap Sui Nghe,
Phước Tuy Province |
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Sep 29 – Oct 12 |
Operation Windsor
[1]
[5] |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
5
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Sep 30 – Oct 5 |
Operation Talladega Canyon
[1] |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Oct 1 – 8 |
Operation Dukes Glade
[1] |
11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Oct 3 – Nov 2 |
Operation Commanche Falls II
[1] |
1st Cavalry Division clear and search operation |
Quảng Trị and
Thừa Thiên Provinces |
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Oct 6 |
Operation Hung Quang 174
[19] |
282nd Assault Helicopter Company and ARVN 51st Regiment operation to relieve pressure on surrounded
Special Forces camp |
Thuong Duc,
Quảng Nam Province |
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Oct 6 – 19 |
Operation Maui Peak
[1]
[7]: 418–23 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines effort to relieve the Special Forces camp at
Thường Ðức |
Quảng Nam Province |
353 |
28
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Oct 7 – 12 |
Operation Logan Field
[8]: 81 |
1st Battalion
20th Infantry,
11th Light Infantry Brigade and
23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
northeast of
Quảng Ngãi City |
14 |
13
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Oct 8 – Apr 1 1971 |
Operation Sealords
[20] |
US Navy and South Vietnamese Navy interdiction campaign in the
Mekong Delta to disrupt PAVN/VC supply lines in and around the delta |
Mekong Delta |
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Oct 12 – 30 |
Operation Capital
[1]
[5] |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation |
15 km northeast of
Nui Dat |
2 |
26
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Oct 15 |
Operation War Bonnet
[21] |
Special Forces Detachment B-52,
Project DELTA and
282nd Assault Helicopter Company reconnaissance operation |
around
An Hoa,
Quảng Nam Province |
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Oct 16 – Apr 24 1969 |
Operation Lam Son 271
[10] |
ARVN 2nd Regiment operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
603 |
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Oct 18 – 19 |
Operation Dale Common
[8]: 81 |
3rd Brigade,
1st Infantry Division,
11th Light Infantry Brigade,
23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
Mo Duc,
Quảng Ngãi Province |
23 |
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Oct 23 – 27 |
Operation Rich
[1] |
1st Brigade,
5th Infantry Division combined arms assault near the
Bến Hải River |
DMZ,
Quảng Trị Province |
308 |
8
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Oct 23 – Dec 6 |
Operation Henderson Hill
[7]: 726 |
1st Battalion, 5th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and clear operations as a continuation of
Operation Mameluke Thrust |
north-central
Quảng Nam Province |
700 |
110
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Oct 24 – Nov 25 |
Operation Dawson River Afton
[1] |
1st Battalion, 9th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation |
Đa Krông Valley,
Quảng Trị Province |
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Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
Operation Harvest
[1]
[5] |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and interdiction operation |
Phước Tuy Province |
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Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
Operation Vernon Lake I
[1] |
11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation |
west of
Quảng Ngãi,
Quảng Ngãi Province |
455 |
35
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Oct 25 – Nov 6 |
Operation Phu Vang III
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation |
Thừa Thiên Province |
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Oct 25 – Nov 16 |
Operation Garrard Bay
[1] |
2nd Battalion,
26th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
19 |
7
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Oct 27 – Nov 1 |
Operation Sabine Draw
[1] |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Oct 28 – Nov 20 |
Operation Liberty Canyon
[1] |
Redeployment of the
1st Cavalry Division to
III Corps |
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Nov 1 – Feb 69 |
Operation Napoleon Saline II
[1] |
3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade,
5th Infantry Division strike operation in the vicinity of
Quảng Trị City in coordination with ARVN forces including the 1st Regiment,
1st Division to support the pacification of
Quảng Trị Province |
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Nov 2 – 7 |
Operation Search Turn
[22] |
US and Vietnamese Navy operation to interdict the waterways and canals in
Kiên Giang Province along the Cambodian border and to secure the canals running between
Ha Tien and
Rạch Giá |
Kien Giang Province |
219 |
|
Nov 2 – 15 |
Operation Commanche Falls III
[1] |
1st Cavalry Division, 1st Brigade,
5th Infantry Division and ARVN
1st Division clear and search operation |
southeast of
Quảng Trị City |
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Nov 2 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Vernon Lake II
[8]: 82 |
11th Infantry Brigade operation |
Song Re Valley,
Quảng Ngãi Province |
455 |
35
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Nov 7 – 13 |
Operation Nicoliet Bay
[1] |
1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions,
26th Marines clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
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Nov 15 – Mar 1972 |
Operation Commando Hunt
[4]: 27–40
[3]: 20–48 |
USAF, US Navy, USMC and
Royal Lao Air Force dry season phase of the air interdiction campaign to bomb the
Ho Chi Minh Trail |
eastern Laos |
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Nov 16 – Mar 12 1969 |
Operation Sheridan Sabre
[1]
[8]: 82 |
2/1 Cavalry,
3/1 Cavalry, 1st Squadron,
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 36th Regiment screening operation to prevent PAVN infiltration |
Bình Long Province |
2898 |
219
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Nov 20 – Dec 9 |
Operation Meade River/
Operation Hung Quang 1/81
[1]
[7]: 726–7 |
1st Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines,
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines,
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions,
26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regiment cordon and search operations in support of Accelerated Pacification Campaign |
south of
Da Nang |
1023 |
108 US, 2 ARVN
|
Nov 20 – Dec 16 |
Operation Kudzu II
[1] |
9th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force operation |
Dinh Truong Province |
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Nov 24 – 30 |
Operation Piedmont Swift
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
25th Infantry Division clear and search operation |
Hậu Nghĩa Province |
|
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Nov 28 – Jan 26 1969 |
Operation Dawson River
[1] |
1st Battalion, 9th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and
3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation |
vicinity of
Khe Sanh,
Quảng Trị Province |
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Dec 68 – Jan 14 1969 |
Operation Blackhawk
[23] |
1/7 Cavalry operation in the 44th Special Tactical Zone to place round-the-clock pressure on infiltration routes along the Cambodian border and keep a constant watch for VC movement |
north of
Vĩnh Long |
30 |
29
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Dec 1 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Hardin Falls
[1] |
198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
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Dec 1 – May 11, 1969 |
Operation Speedy Express
[8]: 84
[24] |
9th Infantry Division and ARVN
7th Division operation to prevent VC units from interfering with pacification efforts, interdict lines of communication and deny them the use of base areas |
Kien Hoa and
Vĩnh Bình Provinces |
10,889 |
40
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Dec 3 – Feb 17 1969 |
Operation Goodwood
[5]
[25] |
2nd Squadron
SAS
9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (
ANZAC) security operation |
Biên Hòa Province |
|
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Dec 6 |
Operation Giant Slingshot
[26] |
Third
Sealords barrier established along the
Vam Co Tay and
Vam Co Dong rivers to interdict PAVN/VC supply routes leading from the Cambodian
Parrot's Beak into the
III Corps area of South Vietnam |
|
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Dec 6 – Mar 9 1969 |
Operation Taylor Common
[1]
[27] |
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines,
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines,
1st Battalion, 5th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions,
26th Marines operation to clear the
An Hoa Basin, neutralize PAVN Base Area 112 and develop Fire Support Bases to interdict PAVN infiltration routes leading from the Laotian border |
An Hoa Basin |
1398 |
151
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Dec 8 – Feb 10 1969 |
Operation Le Loi I
[1] |
ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
695 |
|
Dec 9 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Marshall Mountain
[1] |
1st Brigade,
5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment clear and search operation |
Quảng Trị Province |
78 |
6
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Dec 10 – 11 |
Operation King Hit
[1]
[5] |
9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation |
An Nhut village,
Phước Tuy Province |
|
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Dec 11 – Jan 9 1969 |
Operation Phu Vang IV
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation |
Thừa Thiên Province |
|
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Dec 15 – Jan 5 1969 |
Operation Valiant Hunt
[1]
[7]: 300 |
BLT 2nd Battalion,
26th Marines and
HMM-362 clear and search operation |
Barrier Island, south of
Hội An,
Quảng Nam Province |
33 |
3
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Dec 15 – Feb 13 1969 |
Operation Navajo Warhorse I
[1] |
1st Cavalry Division operation |
Hậu Nghĩa Province |
|
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Dec 15 – Feb 28 1969 |
Operation Fayette Canyon
[8]: 84 |
196th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation |
Quảng Nam Province |
322 |
72
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Dec 16 – 24 |
Operation Rawlings Valley
[1] |
3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division clear and search operation |
Thừa Thiên Province |
|
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Dec 18 – 25 |
Operation Chicago Fire
[16]: 196 |
US Army-VC prisoner release operation |
Tây Ninh Province |
|
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Dec 27 – 31 |
Operation Boundary Rider
[1]
[5] |
9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment blocking and search operation |
Phước Tuy Province |
|
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Dec 30 |
Operation Clean Sweep II
[1] |
2nd Brigade,
25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation |
Hậu Nghĩa Province |
|
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Dec 31 – Jan 13 1969 |
Operation Todd Forest
[8]: 85 |
3rd Brigade,
101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation with the 1st Battalion,
506th Airborne Infantry Regiment and the ARVN 1st Regiment |
16 km south of
Huế,
Thừa Thiên Province |
12 |
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