Following several days of consultations with the Cambodian government, South Vietnamese troops, supported by artillery and air strikes, launch their first major military operation into Cambodia. The South Vietnamese encountered a 300-man Viet Cong force in the Kandal province and reported killing 53 communist soldiers. Two teams of U.S. helicopter gunships took part in the action. Three South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and seven wounded.
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Mar 27, 1965:
South Vietnamese forces conduct combat operations in Cambodia
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This Week in History, Mar 27 - Apr 2
- Mar 27, 1965
- South Vietnamese forces conduct combat operations in Cambodia
- Mar 27, 1973
- Bombing of Cambodia to continue
- Mar 28, 1961
- Diem's popular support questioned
- Mar 28, 1967
- American pacifists arrive in Haiphong
- Mar 29, 1971
- Calley found guilty of My Lai murders
- Mar 29, 1973
- Last U.S. troops depart South Vietnam
- Mar 30, 1965
- Bomb explodes outside U.S. Embassy in Saigon
- Mar 30, 1972
- North Vietnamese launch Nguyen Hue Offensive
- Mar 31, 1965
- Johnson publicly denies actions contemplated in Vietnam
- Mar 31, 1968
- Johnson announces bombing halt
- Mar 31, 1972
- Fighting intensifies with North Vietnamese offensive
- Apr 02, 1972
- North Vietnamese troops capture part of Quang Tri
- Apr 02, 1975
- South Vietnamese evacuation begins at Qui Nhon.
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