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Operation Birmingham

 
Wikipedia: Operation Birmingham
Operation Birmingham
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 24 April to 17 May 1966
Location Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam
Belligerents
United States
Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong

Operation Birmingham was a military operation of the Vietnam War in War Zone C, north of Saigon. The US 1st Infantry Division and the ARVN 5th Division conducted operations on the eastern flank of War Zone C. The goals were opening Route 13 from Saigon to the north and engaging the Viet Cong 9th Division. The Viet Cong suffered heavy losses, but managed to withdraw beyond the Cambodian border.

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