Operation Hong Kil Dong
| Operation Hong Kil Dong | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| South Korea |
North Vietnam Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Gen.Chae Myung Shin | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Capital Division 9th Infantry Division |
5th Division 85th Regiment 95th Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 killed |
Korean body count: 638 killed 88 captured 359 individual and 98 crew-served weapons recovered | ||||||
Operation Hong Kil Dong (홍길동작전) was the largest South Korean operation of the Vietnam War. The 48-day-long operation was claimed by South Korea as a major success as they claimed to have thwarted People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)/Viet Cong (VC) infiltration into friendly areas. The results of the operation were a claim of a kill ratio of 24:1 in the Korean's report primarily killed by heavy artillery, aerial bombardment and B-52 Arclight strikes with 638 PAVN/VC. 98 crew-served and 359 individual weapons were found in the aftermath.