Operation Piranha
1965 U.S. Marine Corps operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Piranha was a US Marine Corps operation during the Vietnam War that took place on the Batangan Peninsula from 7 to 10 September 1965.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2018) |
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Operation Piranha | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
Map of Operation Piranha | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Vietnam United States | Viet Cong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Col. Oscar F. Peatross | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
South Vietnam: 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment 3rd Vietnamese Marine Battalion United States: 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines | 1st Regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 killed 2 killed |
US/ARVN body count: 178 killed 360 prisoners and suspects captured |
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