Operation Swift

Wann

4. Sept. 1967 – 15. Sept. 1967

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

15.68° N, 108.17° E

Description

1967 military operation in the Vietnam War

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

1967 military operation in the Vietnam War

Operation Swift was a military operation in the Vietnam War, launched by units of the U.S. 1st Marine Division to rescue two Marine companies which had been ambushed by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation took place in the Quế Sơn Valley, beginning on 4 September 1967. In the ensuing battles, 127 Marines and an estimated 600 PAVN were killed.

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