joint operation TOLEDO information
for 173 ABN BDE
ARVN RANGERS
1 ATF
For date 660810
173 ABN BDE was a US Army unit
ARVN RANGERS was a Undefined unit
1 ATF was a Australian Army unit
Operation TOLEDO
Phuoc Tuy Province, III Corps, South Vietnam
Description: The combined, multi-battalion operation conducted by elements of the 173rd Abn Bde, ARVN Rangers, and the 1st Australian Task Force conducted in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces. The deserted headquarters area for the 5th VC Div was located and destroyed along with vast amounts of supplies. Over 125,000 SA ammo and 50 tons of rice was captured or destroyed.
The source for this information was Rand; Sky Soldier by Turned P:17
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023