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Redeployment of two infantry battalions from South Vietnam to the United States: Sep 1 – Nov 30: Operation Keystone Pelican [3] Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States: 20 Oct - Dec: Operation Enhance Plus: Transfer of equipment and bases from U.S. to South Vietnam: Dec 18 – 29: Operation Linebacker II [3 ...
On 6 October 1959 the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry were amalgamated as the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry [4] From 1958 all regiments adopted a common brigade cap badge, a silver bugle-horn. [5] From 1960 the Light Infantry Brigade was based at Copthorne Barracks in Shropshire. [6] On 1 July 1968 the ...
Operation Attleboro was a Vietnam War search and destroy operation initiated by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade with the objective to discover the location(s) of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) base areas and force them to fight.
11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: 781: 93 Mar 1 – Jul 1: Operation Middlesex Peak [1] 196th Infantry Brigade, 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division operation: Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces: 463: Mar 9: Operation Bright Light [1] 198th Infantry Brigade POW recovery operation ...
Operation Middlesex Peak was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade later joined by the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division in Quảng Tín and Quảng Ngãi Provinces from 10 March to 1 July 1971.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade was tasked with conducting search and clear operations in the area of operations in southeastern Quảng Ngãi Province to destroy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) bases and forces, interdict PAVN/VC supply routes from the Central Highlands to the populated coastal areas and maintain liaison with Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Ranger ...
The operation was conducted by the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division in cooperation and coordination with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 6th Regiment, 2nd Division to secure major lines of communications and the destruction of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) units threatening Quảng Ngãi or the Chu Lai Base Area.
The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. The regiment was one of four 'large' regiments formed after the 1966 Defence White Paper through the amalgamation of units of the Light Infantry Brigade .