Operation Manhattan was an operation conducted by the
1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and the
3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in the
Ho Bo Woods Hố Bò woods are located in Bình Dương Province 20 km north of Củ Chi, 4 km to the west of the Iron Triangle and the Saigon River and some 56 km northwest of Saigon. The woods consist of rubber plantations, sparse to dense ...
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Bến Củi area, lasting from 23 April to 7 June 1967.
Background
The objective of the operation was to destroy
Vietcong
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, active ...
(VC) bases in the Ho Bo Woods,
Boi Loi Woods, Bến Củi area and along the
Saigon River
The Saigon River ( vi, Sông Sài Gòn) is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and south-southeast for about and empties into the Soài Rạp, which in its turn empties into the ...
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Operation
The operation commenced on 23 April. On 9 May 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division withdrew from the operation and returned to
Củ Chi Base Camp
Củ Chi Base Camp (also known as Củ Chi Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the Củ Chi District northwest of Saigon in southern Vietnam.
History
1965-70
Củ Chi Base Camp was establis ...
to prepare for
Operation Kolekole. On 10 May 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division withdrew from the operation and returned to
Dầu Tiếng Base Camp to prepare for
Operations Ahina and
Operation Diamond Head. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division continued the operation, providing security for the
65th Engineer Battalion which used
Rome plows to destroy VC fortifications when discovered.
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Aftermath
Operation Manhattan officially concluded on 7 June, VC losses were 74 killed, with a further 99 estimated killed, 19 captured and three Chieu hoi
The Chiêu Hồi program ( (also spelled "chu hoi" or "chu-hoi" in English) loosely translated as "Open Arms") was an initiative by the U.S - Republic of Vietnam to encourage defection by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) and ...
. A total of 201 small arms and 18 crew-served weapons were captured.[
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References
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1967 in Vietnam
Battles involving the United States
Battles involving Vietnam
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1967
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War
History of Bình Dương province
History of Tây Ninh Province