Operation Dewey Canyon II
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Operation Dewey Canyon II was a 1971 U.S. Army operation during the Vietnam War, conducted in support of the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos known as Operation Lam Son 719.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dewey Canyon II canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander | Lieutenant General James W. Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | XXIV Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1971-03-25 ⓘ |
| hasCodenameNumber | II ⓘ |
| location |
Khe Sanh
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Quang Tri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted in conjunction with a major South Vietnamese incursion into Laos
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involved reopening a previously abandoned combat base at Khe Sanh ⓘ |
| objective |
provide logistical and artillery support for ARVN forces in Laos
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reopen Route 9 from Ca Lu to the Laotian border ⓘ secure Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ |
| opponent | People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Dewey Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Dewey Canyon
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ⓘ
Operation Lam Son 719 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Khe Sanh Combat Base was reoccupied and used as a logistics hub
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U.S. forces successfully reopened Route 9 to the Laotian border ⓘ |
| startDate | 1971-02-08 ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | Operation Lam Son 719 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportRole |
artillery support for ARVN units in Laos
ⓘ
logistical support for cross-border incursion into Laos ⓘ |
| theater | I Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | ground operation ⓘ |
| usedBase |
Khe Sanh Combat Base
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ⓘ
Quang Tri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1971 ⓘ |
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