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Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. The campaign was carried out by the armed forces of South Vietnam between 8 February and 25 ...
13 kwi 2017 · Learn about the costly and controversial operation to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail in eastern Laos. Find out how the ARVN, U.S. and PAVN forces clashed in a complex and deadly battle.
In February 1971, South Vietnamese troops raided the Laotian panhandle to disrupt a North Vietnamese offensive, but faced a fierce counterattack. The article recounts the failure and the lessons of this operation, which was part of the Vietnamization program.
27 wrz 2021 · Lam Son 719 was organized to stop the flow of men and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. The job of the 101st Airborne’s helicopter force, numbering over 600 machines, was to support the South Vietnamese ARVN forces operating in Laos.
18 sie 2014 · Sander was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot during a little-known battle of the Vietnam War, code-named Operation Lam Son 719, that took place in early 1971, in which South Vietnamese forces, back by U.S. airpower, attacked routes used by the North Vietnamese to infiltrate Laos.
11 wrz 2024 · Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. The campaign was carried out by the armed forces of South Vietnam between 8 February and 25 ...
9 lut 2015 · On February 8, 1971, 17,000 ARVN soldiers, with U.S. logistical, artillery, and air support, launched phase II of Operation Lam Son 719, crossing the border into Laos to cut off the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy NVA bases and supply dumps.
