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Operation Chenla II | |||||||
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Part of Cambodian Civil War | |||||||
Map showing the areas under Communist control. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge | Khmer Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Trần Văn Trà | Hou Hang Sin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000+ | 25,000+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown (Cambodian sources claimed 3,500+ killed during Phase I) | decimation of 10 FANK Battalions |
Operation Chenla II or Chenla Two was a major military operation conducted by the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) during the Cambodian Civil War from 20 August until 3 December 1971.