Operation Junction City
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Operation Junction City was a major U.S. Army airborne and ground offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at destroying Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces and infrastructure in War Zone C near the Cambodian border.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Junction City canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airborneDrop | parachute assault by 173rd Airborne Brigade ⓘ |
| belligerent |
People's Army of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
hundreds of U.S. killed and thousands wounded
ⓘ
significant Viet Cong and PAVN casualties ⓘ |
| codename | Junction City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Lieutenant General Jonathan O. Seaman
NERFINISHED
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Major General William E. DePuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1967-05-14 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrated limits of large-scale search and destroy operations in Vietnam ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ II Field Force, Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
South Vietnam
NERFINISHED
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Tay Ninh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ War Zone C NERFINISHED ⓘ near Cambodian border ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largest U.S. airborne operation since World War II at the time
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one of the largest U.S. operations of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy North Vietnamese forces in War Zone C
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destroy Viet Cong forces in War Zone C ⓘ destroy Viet Cong infrastructure in War Zone C ⓘ disrupt Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN) ⓘ |
| operationPhase |
Phase I
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Phase II ⓘ |
| opponent | COSVN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
strategic inconclusive
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tactical U.S. and ARVN victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-02-22 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| tactic |
artillery firebases establishment
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hammer and anvil maneuver ⓘ large-scale air mobility ⓘ |
| theater | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1967 ⓘ |
| type |
airborne operation
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ground offensive ⓘ search and destroy operation ⓘ |
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