Operation Robin

Operation Robin
Part of Vietnam War
Date 2–19 June 1968 Location Vietnam Salient, Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam 16°34′44″N 106°45′11″E / 16.579°N 106.753°E / 16.579; 106.753 Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Strength
3rd Marine Division 4th Marine Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Marines 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion 9th Marines 1st Battalion 12th Marines	308th Infantry Division 88th Infantry Regiment 102nd Infantry Regiment
Casualties and losses
65+ killed	635 killed 48 captured

3rd Marine Division

308th Infantry Division

Operation Robin was a U.S. Marine Corps operation that took place southeast of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province from 2–19 June 1968.

In late May 1968 US aerial reconnaissance detected a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) supply road being constructed through the jungle from the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos parallel to, but 15 km south of, Route 9 in an area known as the "Vietnam Salient" where Vietnam protrudes into Laos.

The 3rd Marine Division planned Operation Robin as a two-stage operation, in Operation Robin North the 1st Marine Regiment would attempt to engage the recently infiltrated PAVN 88th and 102nd Regiments of the 308th Division south of Route 9, while in Operation Robin South the 4th Marine Regiment would conduct airmobile operations further south and locate and destroy the PAVN supply road.

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