Operation Masher
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Operation Masher was a major U.S. Army search-and-destroy campaign during the Vietnam War, aimed at rooting out Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam’s central coastal region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Masher canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
civilian casualties reported
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significant civilian displacement ⓘ |
| commander |
Lieutenant General Stanley R. Larsen
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Major General Jonathan O. Seaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1966-03-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent U.S. search-and-destroy operations in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Operation White Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | criticized for civilian impact and limited long-term pacification gains ⓘ |
| location |
Bình Định Province
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Phú Yên Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Quảng Ngãi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ central coastal region of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryCasualties | heavy Viet Cong and PAVN casualties claimed by U.S. sources ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combined U.S. and ARVN operation
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one of the largest search-and-destroy operations of early U.S. ground involvement ⓘ |
| objective |
to disrupt Viet Cong infrastructure in central coastal South Vietnam
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to locate and destroy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces ⓘ to secure rural areas from communist influence ⓘ |
| opponent |
People's Army of Vietnam
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Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. search-and-destroy strategy in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| planningOrganization | U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
strategic results disputed
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tactical U.S. and ARVN victory ⓘ |
| scale |
large-scale ground operation
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multi-division operation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966-01-28 ⓘ |
| tactics |
airmobile assaults
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artillery bombardment ⓘ cordon-and-search operations ⓘ village sweeps ⓘ |
| theater | South Vietnam central coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
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