Operation Crazy Horse
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Operation Crazy Horse was a major 1966 U.S. Army search-and-destroy campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in the Central Highlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Crazy Horse canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
North Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
significant U.S. casualties
ⓘ
significant Viet Cong and PAVN casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy | U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1966-06-05 ⓘ |
| engagementType |
airmobile operation
ⓘ
ground combat ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent U.S. operations in the Central Highlands ⓘ |
| location |
Bình Định Province
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ⓘ
Central Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Crazy Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fighting in rugged, mountainous terrain
ⓘ
use of helicopter-borne infantry assaults ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy enemy main force units in Bình Định Province
ⓘ
disrupt North Vietnamese Army forces in the Central Highlands ⓘ disrupt Viet Cong forces in the Central Highlands ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. search-and-destroy strategy in Vietnam ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier operations in Bình Định Province ⓘ |
| result |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1966-05-16 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | effort to secure Central Highlands ⓘ |
| tactics |
airmobile assault
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artillery support ⓘ close air support ⓘ search-and-destroy ⓘ |
| theater | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
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ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ ARVN 22nd Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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