Senior Officer Debriefing Report: 25th Infantry Division, Period 3 August 1968 to 15 September 1969
Abstract
The 25th Infantry Division participates at all levels in the prosecution of the counterinsurgency in Vietnam. The main effort, due to circumstances, has been toward the defeat of the enemy main force units as they attempted to launch offensive operations against Saigon and Tay Ninh City. As a result greater emphasis can be given to elimination of the local forces and the VC Infrastructure. In August and September of 1968, the Division broke the enemy's Third Offensive, aimed at Tay Ninh City. From February through April of 1969, the Division fought a series of intense battles along the Saigon River and along the Cambodian Border as the enemy attempted to move on the capitol city of Saigon. Over four thousand enemy were killed during this period, and the main force units were dealt a blow from which they have not yet recovered. In June of 1969, the enemy again chose Tay Ninh City as his objective, but the combined 25th Infantry Division and ARVN forces in that area frustrated their every move. Concurrent with these major engagements, the Division pursued aggressive psychological operations and civic action programs, and severely damaged the strong VC Infrastructure in Hau Nghia Province through the use of special counter VCI teams.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 10, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0505393
Entities
People
- Ellis W. Williamson
Organizations
- Adjutant General's Corps