1971 in the Vietnam War

1971 in the Vietnam War
←1970 1971 1972→
Fire Support Base Lolo falls to PAVN forces during Operation Lam Son 719
Location Vietnam
Belligerents
Anti-Communist forces:  South Vietnam  United States  South Korea  Australia  New Zealand Khmer Republic  Thailand Kingdom of Laos[citation needed] Republic of China	Communist forces:  North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao  Soviet Union
Strength
South Vietnam: 1,046,250 United States: 158,120 South Korea: 45,700 Thailand: 6000 Australia : 2000 Philippines: 50 New Zealand: 100
Casualties and losses
US: 2,357 killed [1] South Vietnam: Killed

February

February 8 – March 20, 1971

The Battle of Ban Dong was a major battle of the Vietnam War that took place in Laos, involving the North and South Vietnamese armies. The battle lasted from February 8 to March 20, 1971.

February 8 - March 25, 1971

Operation Lam Son 719 (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The objective of the campaign was the disruption of a possible future offensive by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), whose logistical system within Laos was known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail (the Truong Son Road to North Vietnam).

March

The SS Columbia Eagle incident refers to a mutiny that occurred aboard the merchant vessel Columbia Eagle in March 1970 when crewmembers seized the vessel and sailed to Cambodia.

May

May

Operation Ranch Hand was a U.S. Military operation during part of the Vietnam War, it started in 1962 and lasted till May 1971. It involved spraying an estimated 12 million + US gallons of defoliants over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of vegetation cover and food.

August

August 20 - December 3, 1971

Operation Chenla II was a major military operation conducted by the Cambodian military (then known as FANK) during the Cambodian Civil War.

Year in numbers

Armed Force	KIA	Reference		Military costs - 1971	Military costs in 2012 US$	Reference
South Vietnam ARVN	1,046,250		[2]
United States US Forces	158,120		[1]
South Korea	45,700		[2] [3]
Thailand	6000		[2]
Australia	2000		[2]
Philippines	50		[2]
New Zealand	100		[2]
Vietnam

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