Operation Toan Thang III
| Operation Toan Thang III | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States South Vietnam |
Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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MG Walter T. Kerwin Jr. LTG Julian Ewell LTG Đỗ Cao Trí | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Infantry Division 9th Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division 1st Cavalry Division 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 199th Light Infantry Brigade 12th Combat Aviation Group River Patrol Force (TF-116) 5th Division 18th Division 25th Division Airborne Division |
1st Division 5th Division 7th Division 9th Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,533 killed |
U.S body count: 41,803 killed 3,299 captured | ||||||
Operation Toan Thang III ("Complete Victory") was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation conducted between 17 February and 31 October 1969 in the Vietnam War. The operation was designed to keep pressure on Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces in III Corps.