📅 23 May 1966
South Vietnamese forces took control of Tinh Hội pagoda during the central Vietnam crisis. The operation marked a direct confrontation between state forces and Buddhist-led opposition. Reports vary in...
📅 8 February 1971
South Vietnamese ground forces crossed into Laos with U.S. air and logistical support, seeking to disrupt the Hồ Chí Minh Trail. The operation tested Vietnamization and Laos’s sovereignty; Laotian...
📅 7 April 1971
South Vietnamese forces withdrew from Laos after heavy losses. The operation failed to permanently sever supply routes and exposed the limits of U.S. claims that Vietnamization could sustain major...
📅 16 September 1972
After months of fighting and extensive U.S. air and naval support, South Vietnamese forces regained the city. The battle had devastated the area and displaced residents. Competing accounts of...
📅 12 January 1962
U.S. helicopters transported South Vietnamese troops in an assault near Tây Ninh. The mission illustrated the increasingly direct U.S. role in planning and enabling combat operations, despite public...
