Operation Junction City, Vietnam, 1967

Abstract

Operation JUNCTION CITY was the largest search and destroy operation of the Viet Nam war as of the spring of 1967 when the battle took place. Forces of the United States Army and Air Force, in conjunction with elements of the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam sought to clear Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces from the area known as 'The Iron Triangle' by establishing a cordon with airmobile forces and driving the enemy into the cordon with ground elements. The operation eliminated a communist haven within South Vietnam and resulted in the capture or destruction of great quantities of supplies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1983
Accession Number
ADA139612

Entities

People

  • B. L. Crittenden
  • D. H. Petraeus
  • G. C. Lorenz
  • J. H. Willbanks
  • P. A. Stuart

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Aircraft
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fire Support
  • Howitzers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Second World War
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies