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Operation Masher (24 January—6 March 1966) was in early 1966 the largest search and destroy mission that had been carried out in the Vietnam War up until that time. It was a combined mission of the United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) in Bình Định Province on the central coast of South Vietnam. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division, made up of two regiments of North Vietnamese regulars and one regiment of main force Viet Cong (VC) guerrillas, controlled much of the land and many of the people of Bình Định Province, which had a total population of about 800,000. A CIA report in 1965 said that Binh Dinh was "just about lost" to the communists.

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  • Die Operation Masher (Operation „Weiberheld“) war eine großangelegte Such- und Zerstörungsoperation (Search and Destroy) der US Army, südvietnamesischer und südkoreanischer Truppen, die während des Vietnamkriegs vom 28. Januar bis zum 6. März 1966 in der vietnamesischen Provinz Bình Định stattfand. Später wurde die Operation mit dem anstößigen Namen Masher in White Wing umbenannt.Das Operationsgebiet lag in der Hochebene von , dem Tal und Tal. Der 1. US-Kavalleriedivision (luftbeweglich) gelang es die und die in dem Dschungelgebiet aufzuspüren und beiden eine schwere Niederlage zuzufügen. Kommunistische Kräfte wurden in der sogenannten Sao Vang („Goldstern“) Division zusammengefasst.Während der Operation White Wing kam ein mit Artilleriegranaten verschossenes Halluzinogen namens 3-Chinuclidinylbenzilat zum Einsatz, welches ähnlich wie LSD den Vietcong in Rauschzustände versetzen und dadurch kampfunfähig machen sollte. 1352 Luftangriffe luden 1,5 Millionen Pfund Bomben ab, davon waren 292.000 Pfund Napalm. Durch die aggressiven Militäreinsätze mussten 1884 Dorfbewohner aus ihrer angestammten Region fliehen. Die Befriedung der eroberten Gebiete übernahm die südkoreanische Tiger-Division, die aus den Lehren des Koreakrieges nicht an die „Umerziehung“ von Kommunisten glaubte und bei der Landbevölkerung wegen ihrer Brutalität sehr gefürchtet war. Im Einsatzgebiet der südkoreanischen Tiger-Infanteristen nahm der Feindwiderstand stark ab. (de)
  • Operation Masher (24 January—6 March 1966) was in early 1966 the largest search and destroy mission that had been carried out in the Vietnam War up until that time. It was a combined mission of the United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) in Bình Định Province on the central coast of South Vietnam. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division, made up of two regiments of North Vietnamese regulars and one regiment of main force Viet Cong (VC) guerrillas, controlled much of the land and many of the people of Bình Định Province, which had a total population of about 800,000. A CIA report in 1965 said that Binh Dinh was "just about lost" to the communists. The name "Operation Masher" was changed to "Operation White Wing", because President Lyndon Johnson wanted the name changed to one that sounded more benign. Adjacent to the operational area of Masher/White Wing in Quang Ngai province the U.S. and South Vietnamese Marine Corps carried out a complementary mission called Operation Double Eagle. The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was the principal U.S. ground force involved in Operation Masher and that operation was marked as a success by its commanders. Claims are made that the PAVN 3rd Division had been dealt a hard blow, but intelligence reports indicated that a week after the withdrawal of the 1st Cavalry PAVN soldiers were returning to take control of the area where Operation Masher had taken place. Most of the PAVN/VC had slipped away prior to or during the operation, and discrepancy between weapons recovered and body count led to criticisms of the operation. Allegations that there were a reported six civilian casualties for every reported PAVN/VC casualty during the Fulbright Hearings prompted growing criticism of US conduct of the war and contributed to greater public dissension at home. During Operation Masher, the ROK Capital Division were alleged to have committed the Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre between 12 February and March 17 1966, in which over 1,000 civilians were allegedly killed. The operation would create almost 125,000 homeless people in this province, and the PAVN/VC forces would reappear just months after the US had conducted the operation. (en)
  • L'operazione Masher fu la prima grande operazione di "Individuazione e distruzione" (Search and Destroy) sferrata dalle forze da combattimento dell'Esercito americano nel 1966, durante la Guerra del Vietnam; l'obiettivo dell'operazione, ridenominata più tardi, su richiesta dello stesso presidente Johnson, operazione White Wing, per evitare il termine Masher (schiacciapatate) considerato troppo brutale, e condotta in collaborazione con alcuni reparti sudvietnamiti e sudcoreani, consisteva nel rastrellamento della valle di , nella provincia di Binh Dinh (nella regione costiera centrale del Vietnam del Sud), e nella distruzione dei consistenti reparti vietcong e nordvietnamiti presenti nell'area (tra cui la 3ª Divisione Nord-Vietnamita). I reparti impegnati appartenevano principalmente alla 1ª Divisione di cavalleria aerea (già veterana della battaglia di Ia Drang del novembre 1965), e ad alcuni battaglioni di Marines provenienti dalla I Regione militare più a nord; dopo 42 giorni di duri combattimenti, gli americani, grazie alla loro superiore potenza di fuoco ed al massiccio impiego della mobilità aerea fornita dagli elicotteri, ottennero rilevanti successi sul campo (a costo di serie perdite), che peraltro si rivelarono di breve durata a causa dell'incapacità delle forze sudvietnamite di presidiare saldamente la regione, e alle notevoli capacità di ripresa del nemico. (it)
  • «Мэ́шер / Уайт Уинг» (англ. Masher/White Wing — «Давилка / Белое крыло») — военная операция, проведённая вооружёнными силами США и их союзников в 1966 году во время Вьетнамской войны. Основная роль отводилась 3-й бригаде 1-й кавалерийской (аэромобильной) дивизии США, которая к этому времени восполнила тяжёлые потери, понесённые два месяца назад в ходе битвы в долине Йа-Дранг. Схема боевых действий отличалась большой сложностью, так как предусматривала координацию действий подразделений Армии США, Корпуса морской пехоты США, Армии Республики Вьетнам и Армии Республики Корея. Предполагалось окружить и уничтожить 3-ю дивизию Северного Вьетнама на границе между провинциями Биньдинь и Куангнгай, которая одновременно являлась границей между тактическими зонами I и II корпусов Южного Вьетнама. Операция продолжалась с 28 января по 6 марта 1966 года. Единственное крупное столкновение с противником произошло в её первые дни в посадочной зоне 4 (LZ 4) возле деревни Куньи. В феврале боевые действия переместились в долины Кимсон и Анлао и приняли характер небольших ожесточённых стычек. Тогда же название операции было заменено на «White Wing» («Белое крыло»). На момент своего проведения операция «Masher»/«White Wing» была крупнейшей военной операцией сил союзников с начала Вьетнамской войны. Интересно отметить, что в составе 1-й кавалерийской дивизии в ней принимали участие те же самые подразделения, которые сражались перед этим в долине Йа-Дранг. (ru)
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  • unknown
  • 10 killed
  • 40 wounded
  • 288 killed
  • 990 wounded
  • PAVN claim: 2,000+ killed, wounded or captured:chapter 4
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  • Viet Cong
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  • 1966-03-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Allied operational success
  • PAVN/VC claim they evaded operation
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  • unknown
  • 5,700
  • ~10,000
  • ~6,000 (US estimate)
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  • unknown (en)
  • Unknown number of civilian casualties, reportedly 10,000+ (en)
  • PAVN claim: 2,000+ killed, wounded or captured:chapter 4 (en)
  • US body count: (en)
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  • Viet Cong (en)
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  • Hal Moore (en)
  • Harry Kinnard (en)
  • Giap Van Cuong (en)
  • Elvy B. Roberts (en)
  • William R. Lynch (en)
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  • Operation Masher/White Wing (en)
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  • STAFF FILM REPORT 66-12A (en)
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  • Bồng Sơn Plain, Kim Sơn Valley, An Lão Valley, Bình Định Province, South Vietnam (en)
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  • Allied operational success (en)
  • PAVN/VC claim they evaded operation (en)
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  • unknown (en)
  • ~10,000 (en)
  • ~6,000 (en)
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  • Die Operation Masher (Operation „Weiberheld“) war eine großangelegte Such- und Zerstörungsoperation (Search and Destroy) der US Army, südvietnamesischer und südkoreanischer Truppen, die während des Vietnamkriegs vom 28. Januar bis zum 6. März 1966 in der vietnamesischen Provinz Bình Định stattfand. Später wurde die Operation mit dem anstößigen Namen Masher in White Wing umbenannt.Das Operationsgebiet lag in der Hochebene von , dem Tal und Tal. Der 1. US-Kavalleriedivision (luftbeweglich) gelang es die und die in dem Dschungelgebiet aufzuspüren und beiden eine schwere Niederlage zuzufügen. (de)
  • Operation Masher (24 January—6 March 1966) was in early 1966 the largest search and destroy mission that had been carried out in the Vietnam War up until that time. It was a combined mission of the United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) in Bình Định Province on the central coast of South Vietnam. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division, made up of two regiments of North Vietnamese regulars and one regiment of main force Viet Cong (VC) guerrillas, controlled much of the land and many of the people of Bình Định Province, which had a total population of about 800,000. A CIA report in 1965 said that Binh Dinh was "just about lost" to the communists. (en)
  • L'operazione Masher fu la prima grande operazione di "Individuazione e distruzione" (Search and Destroy) sferrata dalle forze da combattimento dell'Esercito americano nel 1966, durante la Guerra del Vietnam; l'obiettivo dell'operazione, ridenominata più tardi, su richiesta dello stesso presidente Johnson, operazione White Wing, per evitare il termine Masher (schiacciapatate) considerato troppo brutale, e condotta in collaborazione con alcuni reparti sudvietnamiti e sudcoreani, consisteva nel rastrellamento della valle di , nella provincia di Binh Dinh (nella regione costiera centrale del Vietnam del Sud), e nella distruzione dei consistenti reparti vietcong e nordvietnamiti presenti nell'area (tra cui la 3ª Divisione Nord-Vietnamita). (it)
  • «Мэ́шер / Уайт Уинг» (англ. Masher/White Wing — «Давилка / Белое крыло») — военная операция, проведённая вооружёнными силами США и их союзников в 1966 году во время Вьетнамской войны. Основная роль отводилась 3-й бригаде 1-й кавалерийской (аэромобильной) дивизии США, которая к этому времени восполнила тяжёлые потери, понесённые два месяца назад в ходе битвы в долине Йа-Дранг. Схема боевых действий отличалась большой сложностью, так как предусматривала координацию действий подразделений Армии США, Корпуса морской пехоты США, Армии Республики Вьетнам и Армии Республики Корея. Предполагалось окружить и уничтожить 3-ю дивизию Северного Вьетнама на границе между провинциями Биньдинь и Куангнгай, которая одновременно являлась границей между тактическими зонами I и II корпусов Южного Вьетнама. (ru)
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  • Операция «Мэшер / Уайт Уинг» (ru)
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