Operation Hong Kil Dong
| Operation Hong Kil Dong | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Vietnam People's Army People's Liberation Armed Forces |
 Republic of Korea Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Gen.Chae Myung Shin | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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VPA 5th Division VPA 95th Regiment PLAF 85th Regiment |
Tiger Division 9th Infantry Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Korean claim: 638 dead 88 captured |
26 dead 63 wounded | ||||||
Operation Hong Kil Dong was the largest South Korean operation of the Vietnam War. The 48-day-long operation was claimed by South Korea as a major success as they claimed to have forces thwarted VPA/NLF infiltration into friendly areas.[1] The results of the operation were a kill ratio of 24:1 in the Korean's report: 638 Vietnamese to 26 South Koreans. 98 crew-served and 359 individual weapons were captured in the aftermath.