United States Army ground forces in Vietnam

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United States Army ground forces in Vietnam were the primary U.S. land combat units deployed during the Vietnam War, conducting large-scale ground operations, counterinsurgency missions, and support roles across South Vietnam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrine airmobile operations ⓘ
pacification support ⓘ
search and destroy ⓘ
endTime 1973 ⓘ
engagedIn conventional operations ⓘ
counter-guerrilla warfare ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
garrisonLocation South Vietnam ⓘ
notableOperation Cambodian Incursion ⓘ
Operation Cedar Falls ⓘ
Operation Junction City ⓘ
Operation Starlite ⓘ
Tet Offensive response ⓘ
notableUnit 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
1st Infantry Division ⓘ
25th Infantry Division ⓘ
Americal Division ⓘ
operatedIn South Vietnam ⓘ
opposed People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
Viet Cong ⓘ
partOf Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Army Vietnam ⓘ
primaryTheater I Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
II Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
III Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
IV Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ
role counterinsurgency operations ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ
support operations ⓘ
startTime 1965 ⓘ
supported Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
usedEquipment CH-47 Chinook helicopter ⓘ
linked to: CH-47 Chinook

M101 105 mm howitzer ⓘ
M102 105 mm howitzer ⓘ
M109 155 mm howitzer ⓘ
M113 armored personnel carrier ⓘ
M16 rifle ⓘ
M48 Patton tank ⓘ
M60 machine gun ⓘ
M79 grenade launcher ⓘ
UH-1 Iroquois helicopter ⓘ
linked to: Bell UH-1 Iroquois
usedTactic clear and hold operations ⓘ
firebases ⓘ
helicopter assault ⓘ
search and destroy missions ⓘ

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Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment → service → United States Army ground forces in Vietnam ⓘ
My Lai Memorial in Son My → topic → United States Army in the Vietnam War ⓘ
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1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) → higherCommandDuringVietnamWar → U.S. Army, Vietnam ⓘ
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US Army Center of Military History publications → includesSeries → U.S. Army in the Vietnam War ⓘ
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Vietnam Counteroffensive campaigns → partOf → United States military operations in the Vietnam War ⓘ
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United States (advisory role) → followedBy → United States (large-scale combat role in Vietnam) ⓘ
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Military Region II → alliedWith → United States military forces in Vietnam ⓘ
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United States Army ground forces in Vietnam → partOf → United States Army Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: United States Army ground forces in Vietnam
6th Battalion, 11th Artillery → service → United States Army in the Vietnam War ⓘ
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Camp Holloway → controlledBy → United States Army during Vietnam War ⓘ
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International Commission of Control and Supervision in Vietnam → supervisedParty → United States forces in Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: United States Army ground forces in Vietnam