What the records say
- When
- 4 Sep 1967 – 15 Sep 1967
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 15.68° N, 108.17° E
- Description
- 1967 military operation in the Vietnam War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Swift
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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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Vietnam War – Operation Swift: The United States Marines launch a search and destroy mission in Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín provinces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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