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American military operation in the Vietnam War
- Operation Hastings was an American military operation in the Vietnam War. The operation was a qualified success in that it pushed the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces back across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
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Operation Hastings was an American military operation in the Vietnam War. The operation was a qualified success in that it pushed the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces back across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
- July 15-August 3, 1966(1966-07-15-1966-08-03)
- South Vietnamese and U.S. victory
- Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
Operation Hastings/Lam Son-289, the largest and most violent operation of the war up to that point, involved 8,000 Marines and 3,000 South Vietnamese. The number of North Vietnamese regulars engaged probably equaled the total American and South Vietnamese strength.
The battles of Operation Hastings lasted throughout the month of July until the NVA abandoned their plans for an invasion of Quang Tri. Pulling back to North Vietnam, they had left 882 of their soldiers dead and 17 captured. They lost hundreds of weapons and tons of ammunition.
U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army personnel launch Operation HASTINGS in response to MACV’s call for more extensive operations in Quang Tri Province. Forces involved include 8,000 Marines—including four battalions of infantry, one battalion of artillery, and the First Marine Aircraft Wing—and 3,000 South Vietnamese troops.
Nov 12, 2020 · Operation HASTINGS, started on 7 July as a one-battalion USMC reconnaissance operation in an area centered about 55 miles northwest of Hue, and by 15 July had expanded to include seven...
Mar 30, 2015 · A U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter comes down in flames after being hit by enemy ground fire during Operation Hastings, just south of the demilitarized zone between North and South...
Operation Hastings was an American military operation in the Vietnam War. The operation was a qualified success in that it pushed the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces back across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
