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The Characteristics and Significance of the ROK Forces' Large-Scale Military Operations in Vietnam - Focusing on the 1967 Operations of Oh Jac Kyo and Hong Kil-dong -

  • military history
  • 2024, (133), pp.359-397
  • Publisher : Military History Institute, MND
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : October 10, 2024
  • Accepted : November 29, 2024
  • Published : December 31, 2024

Hosub Shim 1

1육군사관학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This article aims to identify the characteristics and significance of the large-scale military operations conducted by the Republic of Korea Forces in Vietnam. By focusing on the 1967 Oh Jac Kyo andHongGil-dongoperations,thisarticlerevealsthatthelarge-scale operationsoftheROKforceswereclearingoperations,notU.S.-style search and destroy missions. As U.S. observers highly praised, the ROK forces achieved notable success in these operations, largely duetosmall-unittacticssuchasreconnaissanceandambushes.This unique approach holds significant meaning in the ROK's conduct of thewar,asitnotonlycontributedtothestrategicgoalofpacification in the Vietnam War but also fulfilled the ROK forces' internal goal of achieving maximum results with minimal casualties.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.