Operation Toan Thang I
| Operation Toan Thang I | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
M113s attack PAVN positions, 18 April 1968 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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South Vietnam United States Australia New Zealand Thailand | Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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LTG Đỗ Cao Trí LTG Frederick C. Weyand | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Taskforce 5th Ranger Group 5th Division 25th Division 18th Division 25th Infantry Division 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 199th Light Infantry Brigade 1st Australian Task Force Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division 9th Infantry Division | 9th Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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762 killed 564 killed Others: 23 killed |
US/Allied claim: 7,645 killed 1,708 captured 3,098 weapons recovered: 8 | ||||||
Operation Toan Thang I ("Complete Victory") was a U.S. Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), 1st Australian Task Force and Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment operation conducted between 8 April and 31 May 1968 in the Vietnam War. The operation was part of a reaction to the Tet Offensive designed to put pressure on Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces involving the South Vietnamese III Corps.