Operation Cedar Falls
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Operation Cedar Falls was a major 1967 U.S. and South Vietnamese military offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at clearing Viet Cong forces and infrastructure from the Iron Triangle region northwest of Saigon.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Cedar Falls canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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search and destroy operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Viet Cong stronghold known as the Iron Triangle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | significant civilian displacement ⓘ |
| codeName | Operation Cedar Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Jonathan O. Seaman
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ⓘ
William E. DePuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| consequence |
forced relocation of thousands of civilians
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large-scale destruction of villages in the Iron Triangle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
South Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1967-01-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Junction City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bình Dương Province
NERFINISHED
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Hậu Nghĩa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest of Saigon ⓘ |
| method |
airmobile assaults
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extensive use of artillery and air support ⓘ large-scale ground sweep ⓘ |
| notableFeature | combined U.S.–ARVN offensive northwest of Saigon ⓘ |
| objective |
clear Viet Cong forces from the Iron Triangle
ⓘ
destroy Viet Cong infrastructure and base areas ⓘ disrupt Viet Cong operations near Saigon ⓘ |
| opponent |
People's Army of Vietnam
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Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier U.S. search and destroy operations in III Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. and South Vietnamese operational success
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Viet Cong forces temporarily displaced from Iron Triangle ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest U.S. ground operations of early 1967 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-01-08 ⓘ |
| strategicRegion | III Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January 1967 ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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173rd Airborne Brigade (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ 196th Light Infantry Brigade (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ 25th Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Republic of Vietnam units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1967 ⓘ |
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