Operation Santa Fe

Operation Santa Fe
Part of the Vietnam War

M113 APC from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment moves through heavy brush
Date3 November 1967 – 5 January 1968
Location
Result Allies claim operational success
Belligerents
 United States
 Australia
 South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
MG George G. O'Connor
Units involved
United States 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division
Australia 1st Australian Task Force
South Vietnam 18th Division
5th Division
Casualties and losses
United States 6 killed Allied claims: 126 killed

Operation Santa Fe was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, the 1st Australian Task Force and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 18th Division against the May Tao Secret Zone, South Vietnam from 3 November 1967 to 5 January 1968.


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