Operation Cedar Falls

When

8 Jan 1967 – 26 Jan 1967

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

10.97° N, 106.49° E

Description

1967 military operation

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Vietnam War (1967)

Operation Cedar Falls was a military operation of the Vietnam War conducted primarily by US forces that took place from 8 to 26 January 1967. The aim of the massive search-and-destroy operation was to eradicate the Iron Triangle, an area northwest of Saigon that had become a major stronghold of the Viet Cong (VC).

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