Operation Marauder

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Operation Marauder
Part of Vietnam War
Date 1–8 January 1966 Location Plain of Reeds, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam 10°30′N 105°42′E / 10.5°N 105.7°E / 10.5; 105.7 Result Allied operational success
Belligerents
United States  Australia  New Zealand	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Brig Ellis W. Williamson
Units involved
173rd Airborne Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 161 Bty, Royal New Zealand Artillery	267th Main Force Battalion 506th Battalion
Casualties and losses
3 killed	U.S. body count 114 killed

Operation Marauder was an operation conducted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in the Plain of Reeds, Mekong Delta, lasting from 1 to 8 January 1966.^[1]