List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1971)
This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1971, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies.
| Date Duration | Operation Name | Unit(s) – Description | Location | VC–PAVN KIAs | Allied KIAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Mar 13 | Operation Greene Storm [1] | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation | Bình Định, Phu Bon and Pleiku Provinces | ||
| Jan 1 – Mar 31 | Operation Greene Lightning [1] | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation | Bình Định Province | ||
| Jan 1 – Apr 31 | Operation Keystone Robin (Charlie)[1] | Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from South Vietnam to the United States | |||
| Jan 4 – 21 | Operation Golden Dragon II[2] | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation | Quảng Nam Province | 1 | |
| Jan 11 – Mar 29 | Operation Upshur Stream[1] | 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation | Quảng Nam Province | ||
| Jan 30 – Feb 5 | Operation Dewey Canyon II[3]: | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base | Route 9 | estimated 75 | |
| Feb 2 – Mar 8 | Operation Ivy[1] | 173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance operation | |||
| Feb 3 – Mar 10 | Operation Hoang Dieu 103[1] | III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operation | Quảng Nam Province | ||
| Feb 8 – Mar 25 | Operation Lam Son 719[3]:66–85 | ARVN armored and airborne invasion of Laos with US airlift and air support along Route 9 to Tchepone to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail | Route 9 | 2163 | 1529 ARVN KIA, 625 MIA, 215 US KIA, 38 MIA |
| Mar 1 – Jul 1 | Operation Finney Hill[1][4] | 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operation | Quảng Ngãi Province | 781 | 93 |
| Mar 1 – Jul 1 | Operation Middlesex Peak[1] | 196th Infantry Brigade, 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division operation | Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces | 463 | |
| Mar 9 | Operation Bright Light [1] | 198th Infantry Brigade POW recovery operation | Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
| Mar 13 – 27 | Operation Wasco Rapids[1] | 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation in | Song Ve river valley, Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
| Mar 14 – Apr 21 | Operation Greene Sure[1] | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation | Bình Định Province | ||
| Apr 8 – Jul 11 | Operation Montana Mustang[5] | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation intended to locate and destroy enemy forces, eliminate VC infrastructure, conduct reaction/exploitation operations and assist in pacification and Vietnamization | Quảng Trị Province | 91 | 57 |
| Apr 29 – Jul 1 | Operation Caroline Hill[1] | 196th Infantry Brigade operation | Quảng Nam Province | ||
| May 1 – June 30 | Operation Keystone Oriole (Alpha)[1] | Redeployment of three infantry battalions and one air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States | |||
| May 4 – 31 | Operation Toan Thang TT02[6] | ARVN III Corps operation to lure the VC with a regiment placed in Snoul | north of Lộc Ninh on Route 13 | ||
| May 4 – June 29 | Operation Quyet Thang 208[7] | ARVN 2nd Division and 71st Assault Helicopter Company operation | Quang Tin, Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum Provinces | ||
| June 6–7 | Operation Overlord[8] | 6–7 June 1971 | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation in Long Khánh Province | ||
| Jul | Operation Iron Fox[9][10] | 2nd Squadron SAS, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) operation against the VC 274th Regiment | 12 | 1 | |
| Jul 1 – Aug 31 | Operation Keystone Oriole (Bravo)[1] | Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States | |||
| Jul 1 – Oct 4 | Unnamed [11] | 23rd Infantry Division operation | Quảng Ngãi Province | 324 | |
| Aug 20 – Dec 3 | Operation Chenla II[12] | FANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6 | Route 6 | 3500+ claimed | 4500+ claimed |
| Sep 1 – Nov 30 | Operation Keystone Oriole (Charlie)[1] | Redeployment of the 23rd Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States | |||
| Sep 6 – 25 | Operation Lam Son 810[13] | ARVN operation with US support to disrupt the flow of PAVN supplies | northern Quảng Trị Province | 175 | 75 |
| Sep 18 – Oct 2 | Operation Ivanhoe[14] | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation in northern Phước Tuy Province | 5 | ||
| Sep 28 – Oct 2 | Operation Katum[1] | 3/1 Cavalry and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for the withdrawal of US personnel | FSB Katum, Tây Ninh Province | ||
| Dec 1 – Jan 31 72 | Operation Keystone Mallard[1] | 101st Airborne Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | |||
| Dec 26 – 30 | Operation Proud Deep Alpha[15] | USAF and USN bombing operations | Route Package 1 south of the 20th Parallel | 7 |
References
- "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". The Vietnam Center and Archive.
- Cosmas, G (1986). US Marines in Vietnam: Vietnamization and Redeployment 1970-1971. US Government printing Office. p. 214. ASIN B000KA9ZRO.
- Fulghum, David (1984). The Vietnam Experience:South Vietnam on Trial Mid 1970-1972. Time-Life Books. ISBN 978-0-939526-10-9.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2010-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Adjutant General's Office (Army) (19 Aug 1971). "Lessons Learned, 1st Inf Bde, 5th Inf Div (Mech), RCS CSFOR - 65 (R3)". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- http://www.generalhieu.com/snoulthuong-2.htm
- http://rattler-firebird.org/vietnam/unithistory/
- "3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment". Australian War Memorial.
- Ian Kuring. "Australian Task Force Operations in South Vietnam 1966-1971" (PDF).
- "2nd Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment". Australian War Memorial.
- "Vietnam Operations by name".
- Bowman, John S. (1989). The Vietnam War Day by Day. Mallard Books. ISBN 0-7924-5087-6.
- Solheim, Bruce (2008). The Vietnam War Era: A Personal Journey. Bison Books. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8032-1775-1.
- "4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment – New Zealand (ANZAC)". Australian War Memorial.
- Tucker, Spencer (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 939. ISBN 978-1-85109-960-3.
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