Operation Birmingham | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
CH-47 lands a 105mm howitzer | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Viet Cong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
LTG Jonathan O. Seaman MG William E. DePuy |
GEN Nguyễn Chí Thanh COL Hoàng Cầm[1]: 317 | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
45 casualties | US body count: 100 killed |
Operation Birmingham was a military operation of the Vietnam War in War Zone C, north of Saigon conducted by the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division against the Viet Cong (VC) 9th Infantry Division from 24 April to 17 May 1966.