Operacja „Cedar Falls” (8–27 stycznia 1967 roku) w świetle opracowań Zarządu II Sztabu Generalnego Wojska Polskiego

Karol Sacewicz

doi:10.31648/ep.8394

Published: 2022-12-071

No. XXIII/2 (2022)

Operation “Cedar Falls” (8–27 January 1967) in the light of the reports of the Second Department of Polish General Staff

Karol Sacewicz

Echa Przeszłości

Section: ARTICLES

https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.8394

Abstract

In 1967, the US Army initiated wide-reaching military operations in South Vietnam which relied on the “search and destroy” strategy. American and South Vietnamese troops targeted communist sanctuaries. On 8 January 1967, 1st, 4th, and 25th Infantry Divisions, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and 196th Infantry Brigade began Operation “Cedar Falls” to eradicate the socalled “Iron Triangle”, a major communist stronghold north of Saigon. The operation attracted the interest of Polish military intelligence. The article aims to determine the extent to which the reports generated by the Second Department of Polish General Staff were true, and what types of information about Operation Cedar Falls were fabricated or never disclosed.

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Vietnam War, Cedar Falls, Iron Triangle, Saigon, Viet Cong, 25th Infantry Division, 196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division

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Sacewicz, K. (2022). Operation “Cedar Falls” (8–27 January 1967) in the light of the reports of the Second Department of Polish General Staff. Echa Przeszłości, (XXIII/2), 147–169. https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.8394

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