Operation Crazy Horse

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Operation Crazy Horse was a major 1966 U.S. Army search-and-destroy campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in the Central Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
belligerent North Vietnam ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Viet Cong ⓘ
casualties significant U.S. casualties ⓘ
significant Viet Cong and PAVN casualties ⓘ
commandedBy U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1966-06-05 ⓘ
engagementType airmobile operation ⓘ
ground combat ⓘ
followedBy subsequent U.S. operations in the Central Highlands ⓘ
location Bình Định Province ⓘ
Central Highlands ⓘ
namedAfter Crazy Horse ⓘ
notableFeature fighting in rugged, mountainous terrain ⓘ
use of helicopter-borne infantry assaults ⓘ
objective destroy enemy main force units in Bình Định Province ⓘ
disrupt North Vietnamese Army forces in the Central Highlands ⓘ
disrupt Viet Cong forces in the Central Highlands ⓘ
opponent People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
Viet Cong ⓘ
participant Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
partOf U.S. search-and-destroy strategy in Vietnam ⓘ
precededBy earlier operations in Bình Định Province ⓘ
result heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
startDate 1966-05-16 ⓘ
strategicContext effort to secure Central Highlands ⓘ
tactics airmobile assault ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
search-and-destroy ⓘ
theater South Vietnam ⓘ
timePeriod 1966 ⓘ
unitInvolved 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ⓘ
ARVN 22nd Division ⓘ

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1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) → engagement → Operation Crazy Horse ⓘ