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In March 1968, a combined Marine–Army/ARVN task force launched an overland relief expedition (Operation Pegasus) that eventually broke through to the Marines at Khe Sanh. American commanders considered the defense of Khe Sanh a success, but shortly after the siege was lifted, decided to dismantle the base rather than risk similar battles in ...
Allied reaction to the Tet Offensive, first of a series of massive operations combining the assets and operations of the ARVN's III Corps and the American II Field Force to maintain the post-Tet pressure on the enemy and to drive all remaining PAVN/VC troops from III Corps and the Saigon area. 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division), 1st Infantry ...
LZ Stud was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division on Route 9 in early 1968 to support Operation Pegasus, the relief of Khe Sanh Combat Base. [1] On 14 March engineer construction began on a 150 feet (46 m) x 2,500 feet (760 m) airstrip and a logistical complex at LZ Stud.
The year was the most expensive in the Vietnam War with America spending US$77.4 billion (US$ 678 billion in 2024) on the war. The year also became the deadliest of the Vietnam War for America and its allies with 27,915 ARVN soldiers killed and the Americans suffering 16,592 killed compared to around two hundred thousand PAVN/VC killed.
At 08:00 on 15 April, following the relief of Khe Sanh Combat Base in Operation Pegasus the 3rd Marine Division resumed responsibility for Khe Sanh Combat Base from the 1st Cavalry Division and Operation Scotland II began with the Marines seeking out the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces on the Khe Sanh plateau and across the operational area which comprised the western third of Quảng ...
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Operation Scotland – See Battle of Khe Sanh; Operation Pegasus – August 8, 1968; Operation Dewey Canyon – January 22, 1969; Operation Apache Snow – May 10–20, 1969; Operation Chicago Peak – April 1970; Operation Texas Star – April – September, 1970; Operation Ivory Coast – November 21, 1970; Operation Jefferson Glenn – 1970 ...
Operation Pegasus was an Allied evacuation operation in World War II. Operation Pegasus may also refer to: Operation Pegasus (1968), the First Air Cavalry Division's relief of the besieged Marine Corps garrison at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War; Operation Pegasus (board game), a 1980 board wargame published by Task Force Games