1969 in the Vietnam War
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 Helicopters of the 170th and the 189th Helicopter Assault Companies, await the loading of troops at Polei Kleng, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of South Vietnam., 04/10/1969 |
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Anti-Communist forces:  South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia Philippines New Zealand Kingdom of Cambodia Thailand Kingdom of Laos Republic of China
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Communist forces:  North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao People's Republic of China Soviet Union North Korea
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South Vietnam 897,000 |
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| US: 11,616 killed South Vietnam: Killed |
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Anti-Communist forces:
Communist forces:
South Vietnam 897,000
United States: 549,500
South Korea: 48,870
Thailand : 11,570
Australia: 7670
Philippines: 190
Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by principally North Vietnamese forces in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive.
Operation Menu was the codename of a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 until 26 May 1970, during the Vietnam War. The supposed targets of these attacks were sanctuaries and Base Areas of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and forces of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF or Viet Cong), which utilized them for resupply, training, and resting between campaigns across the border in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
The number of American military personnel in Vietnam peaked at 543,000.
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought between the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnamese forces from May 10–20, 1969. Although the heavily fortified Hill 937 was of little strategic value, U.S. command ordered its capture by direct assault.
Operation Apache Snow was a military operation in the A Shau Valley from May 10 to June 7, 1969. The A Shau Valley was an important corridor for moving supplies into South Vietnam and used as staging area for attacks. Previous sweeps of the valley in Operation Delaware and Operation Dewey Canyon had not been able to keep the North Vietnamese Army from operating in the valley.
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