operation information
For date 630313
Primary service involved, Vietnamese Army
Kien Phong Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Plain of Reeds
Description: A 7,000 man South Vietnamese force launches a major attack in the Plaine des Joncs (Plain of Reeds) near the Cambodian border in an effort to wipe out a guerrilla stronghold. The operation is terminated on 16 March 1964 without significant contact. Military sources say that heavy supply movements and aerial reconnaissance prior to the attack alerted the Communist troops.
The source for this information was Rand
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