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battle, Cold War

Operation Masher

Operation Masher was a battle fought in 1966 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q120355808. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 5,700; ~10,000; unknown against ~6,000 (US estimate).

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A map of Operation Masher/White Wing, South Vietnam, Jan-Mar 1966
A map of Operation Masher/White Wing, South Vietnam, Jan-Mar 1966. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1966
WhereVietnam14.429N, 109.016E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited States; South Vietnam; Third Republic of KoreaagainstNorth Vietnam; Viet Cong
Part ofQ120355808

Where it sits in Q120355808

Operation Masher, 1966Operation Hastings, 1966Operation Junction City, 1967Battle of Prek Klok I, 1967Battle of Prek Klok II, 1967Battle of Ap Bau Bang II, 1967Battle of Suoi Tre, 196719661967Operation Masher, 1966
7 placed engagements of Q120355808 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1966 (year precision)
to 1966
PlaceVietnam
14.429N, 109.016E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength5,700; ~10,000; unknown~6,000 (US estimate)
Casualties and losses288 killed; 990 wounded; 10 killed; 40 wounded; 119 killed; ~400 wounded; PAVN claim: 2,000+ killed, wounded or captured :chapter 4U.S. claim: 2,150 killed; 1,746 estimated killed; 300–600 captured; 500 defected; 254 weapons recovered; Unknown number of civilian casualties, reportedly 10,000+
Commanders
  • Harry Kinnard
  • Hal Moore
Operation MasherOperation MasherBattle of Tam QuanBattle of An BaoBattle of An LaoBattle of Ba GiaBattle of Mang Yang PassBattle of An BaoBattle of An LaoBattle of Ba GiaBattle of Mang Yang PassQui NhonPlay KuKon Tum100 km14.429N, 109.016E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1966

Operation Masher is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q682195, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Masher, revision 1372539408, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.