Military operation

Operation Prairie

3 Aug 1966 – 27 Oct 1966 · 16.99° N, 107.04° E

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When
3 Aug 1966 – 27 Oct 1966
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
16.99° N, 107.04° E
Description
1966 US military operation in northern South Vietnam to eliminate North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces south of the Demilitarized Zone

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Operation Prairie

Part of the Vietnam War (1966)

Operation Prairie was a U.S. military operation in Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam that sought to eliminate People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Over the course of late 1965 and early 1966 the Viet Cong (VC) and the PAVN intensified their military threat along the DMZ.

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