Operation Saratoga | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fillmore K. Mearns | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
275 killed |
US body count: 2,043 killed 139 captured |
Operation Saratoga was a search and destroy operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division that took place in northeastern Hậu Nghĩa, southern Tây Ninh and western Bình Dương Provinces, lasting from 8 December 1967 to 11 March 1968. During this period the Tet Offensive took place and US forces were used for the defense of Saigon.