Operation Cedar Falls

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Operation Cedar Falls
Part of the Vietnam War

Operation Cedar Falls
Date 8 January - 26 January 1967
Location Cu Chi Republic of Vietnam
Result NLF tactical victory
Belligerents
United States
South Vietnam		 Democratic Republic of Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Commanders
Unknown
Strength
30,000 troops Unknown
Casualties and losses
US:73 killed, 337 wounded
ARVN:11 killed, 8 wounded		 735 killed,
28 captured
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Vietnam War
Ap Bac – Binh Gia – Pleiku – Song Be – Dong Xoai – Starlite – Gang Toi – Ia Drang – Hastings – Masher/White Wing – A Shau – Xa Cam My – Duc Co – Long Tan – Attleboro – Cedar Falls – Tra Binh Dong – Bribie – Junction City – Union – Hill 881 – Union II - Ong Thanh – Dak To – 1st Tet – Khe Sanh – 1st Saigon – Hue – Lang Vei – Lima Site 85 – Kham Duc – Speedy Express – Dewey Canyon – 2nd Tet – Hamburger Hill – Binh Ba – Cambodia – Snuol – FSB Ripcord – Tailwind – Chenla I – Son Tay Raid – Lam Son 719 – Chenla II – Ban Dong – FSB Mary Ann – Easter '72 – 1st Quang Tri – Loc Ninh – An Loc – Kontum – 2nd Quang Tri – Phuoc Long – Ho Chi Minh – Ban Me Thuot – Xuan Loc – Truong Sa – 2nd Saigon – SS Mayagüez
Air operations
Ranch Hand – Pierce Arrow – Barrel Roll – Pony Express – Flaming Dart – Rolling Thunder – Steel Tiger – Arc Light – Tiger Hound – Bolo – Igloo White – Commando Hunt – Menu – Freedom Deal – Linebacker I – Linebacker II – Shed Light

Operation Cedar Falls was conducted by the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War on January 8 – January 26, 1967 to root out Viet Cong base camps in the so-called Iron Triangle. The operation involved nearly 16,000 American and 14,000 South Vietnamese troops. The Viet Cong chose not to fight and melted away into a complex system of tunnels in the jungle. In response, tunnel rats were introduced to root them out. This was the first time they were used[1].

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[edit] Casualties

U.S. and South Vietnamese forces accounted for nearly 750 confirmed enemy dead and 28 prisoners. Enemy equipment losses were 23 crew-served weapons, 590 individual weapons, and over 2,800 explosive items such as mines, grenades, and mortar and artillery rounds. Some 100 bunkers, 25 tunnels, and over 500 structures were destroyed.

U.S. battle losses totaled 73 killed and 337 wounded; those for the South Vietnamese, 11 killed and 8 wounded. U.S. equipment lost included 2 tanks and 5 armored personnel carriers. Damage was sustained by 3 tanks, 9 APC's, 1 tankdozer, 2 jeeps and 2 light observation helicopters. The South Vietnamese lost 3 individual weapons.

[edit] Salvage

Over 60,000 rounds of small arms ammunition were captured, as were many miscellaneous items of equipment, including over 7,500 uniforms. Captured were also 3,700 tons of rice, enough to feed 13,000 troops for a full year, and more than a half million pages of assorted documents.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Cold War Files

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