List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1971)

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This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1971, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies.

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Date Duration Operation NameUnit(s) – DescriptionLocation VC – PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs
Jan 1 – Mar 13 Operation Greene Storm [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade operation Bình Định, Phu Bon and Pleiku Provinces
Jan 1 – Mar 31 Operation Greene Lightning [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade operation Bình Định Province
Jan 1 – Apr 31 Operation Keystone Robin (Charlie) [1] Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from South Vietnam to the United States
Jan 4 – 21 Operation Golden Dragon II [2] ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province 1
Jan 11 – Mar 29 Operation Upshur Stream [1] 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 30 – Feb 5 Operation Dewey Canyon II [3] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base Route 9 estimated 75
Feb 2 – Mar 8 Operation Ivy [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance operation
Feb 3 – Mar 10 Operation Hoang Dieu 103 [1] III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operation Quảng Nam Province
Feb 8 – Mar 25 Operation Lam Son 719 [3] : 66–85  ARVN armored and airborne invasion of Laos with US airlift and air support along Route 9 to Tchepone to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail Route 9 21631529 ARVN KIA, 625 MIA, 215 US KIA, 38 MIA
Mar 1 – Jul 1 Operation Finney Hill [1] [4] 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operation Quảng Ngãi Province 78193
Mar 1 – Jul 1 Operation Middlesex Peak [1] 196th Infantry Brigade, 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division operation Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces 463
Mar 9 Operation Bright Light [1] 198th Infantry Brigade POW recovery operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Mar 13 – 27 Operation Wasco Rapids [1] 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation in Song Ve river valley, Quảng Ngãi Province
Mar 14 – Apr 21 Operation Greene Sure [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade operation Bình Định Province
Apr 8 – Jul 11 Operation Montana Mustang [5] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation intended to locate and destroy enemy forces, eliminate VC infrastructure, conduct reaction/exploitation operations and assist in pacification and Vietnamization Quảng Trị Province 9157
Apr 29 – Jul 1 Operation Caroline Hill [1] 196th Infantry Brigade operation Quảng Nam Province
May 1 – June 30 Operation Keystone Oriole (Alpha) [1] Redeployment of three infantry battalions and one air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States
May 4 – 31 Operation Toan Thang TT02 [6] ARVN III Corps operation to lure the VC with a regiment placed in Snoul north of Lộc Ninh on Route 13
May 4 – June 29 Operation Quyet Thang 208 [7] ARVN 2nd Division and 71st Assault Helicopter Company operation Quang Tin, Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum Provinces
June 6–7 Operation Overlord [8] 6–7 June 1971 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation in Long Khánh Province
Jul Operation Iron Fox [9] [10] 2nd Squadron SAS, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) operation against the VC 274th Regiment 121
Jul 1 – Aug 31 Operation Keystone Oriole (Bravo) [1] Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States
Jul 1 – Oct 4Unnamed [11] 23rd Infantry Division operation Quảng Ngãi Province 324
Aug 20 – Dec 3 Operation Chenla II [12] FANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6 Route 6 3500+ claimed4500+ claimed
Sep 1 – Nov 30 Operation Keystone Oriole (Charlie) [1] Redeployment of the 23rd Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States
Sep 6 – 25 Operation Lam Son 810 [13] ARVN operation with US support to disrupt the flow of PAVN suppliesnorthern Quảng Trị Province 17575
Sep 18 – Oct 2 Operation Ivanhoe [14] 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation in northern Phước Tuy Province 5
Sep 28 – Oct 2 Operation Katum [1] 3/1 Cavalry and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for the withdrawal of US personnel FSB Katum, Tây Ninh Province
Dec 1 – Jan 31 72 Operation Keystone Mallard [1] 101st Airborne Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States
Dec 26 – 30 Operation Proud Deep Alpha [15] USAF and USN bombing operationsRoute Package 1 south of the 20th Parallel7

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