- Operation Hong Kil Dong
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Operation Hong Kil Dong Part of Vietnam War Date July 9 – August 26, 1967 Location Near Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam Result South Korean tactical victory Belligerents 
Vietnam People's Army
Vietcong
Republic of Korea ArmyCommanders and leaders Lt. Gen.Chae Myung Shin Units involved VPA 5th Division
VPA 95th Regiment
VC 85th RegimentTiger Division
9th Infantry DivisionCasualties and losses 638 dead
88 captured26 dead
63 woundedOperation Hong Kil Dong was the largest South Korean operation of the Vietnam War. The 48-day-long operation was a major success as South Korean forces thwarted Communist infiltration into friendly areas.[1] The results of the operation were a kill ratio of 24:1 in the Koreans' favor: 638 Vietnamese to 26 South Koreans. 98 crew-served and 359 individual weapons were captured in the aftermath.
References
Categories:- Conflicts in 1967
- 1967 in Vietnam
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War
- Battles involving Vietnam
- Military operations involving Vietnam
- Vietnam War stubs
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