operation TOAN THANG I information
for 1 INF DIV
198 BDE
9 INF DIV
25 INF DIV

From date 680408 to 680531


1 INF DIV was a US Army unit
198 BDE was a US Army unit
9 INF DIV was a US Army unit
25 INF DIV was a US Army unit
Operation TOAN THANG I
South Vietnam
Location, Capital District
Description: The largest operation to date combined III ARVN and II Field Force, Vietnam for a total of 42 U.S. and 37 Vietnamese battalions to destroy VC and NVA forces within the Capital Military District and six surrounding provinces. 7,645 known enemy casualties were claimed in all phases. Toan Thang (Complete Victory) was the first of a series of massive combined operations to maintain post-TET pressure on the enemy and to drive the enemy from III Corps and the Saigon area.

The source for this information was Rand, OOB, Turner 1st Inf p:32, Rise & Fall P:259; Chron P:72
Rise & Fall = The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973 by Shelby Stanton.


Additional information is available on CD-ROM.

Please send additions or corrections to: Gary Roush Email address: webmaster@vhpa.org


Return to panel index

Return to Helicopter Pilot KIA index

Return to VHPA Home Page

Copyright © 1998 - 2023 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association

Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023