List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1972)

This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1972, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies.

Date DurationOperation NameUnit(s) – DescriptionLocationVC–PAVN KIAsAllied KIAs
72Operation Prek Ta[1]FANK and ARVN operation against PAVN
72Operation Seahawk[2]US search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, on the gun line off the coast, coming under enemy fire on 15 occasionsGulf of Tonkin
Feb 1 – Apr 30Operation Keystone Owl[3]Redeployment of five infantry battalions, two cavalry squadrons and four air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States
Apr 1 – Sep 16Operation Eastertide (Quảng Trị)[3]ARVN 3rd Division reinforced by the 1st Division, VNMC and Airborne Division defense and counteroffensive against the PAVN 304th, 308th, 312th, 320th, 324B and 325th DivisionsQuảng Trị Province
Apr 2 – Jul 11Operation Eastertide (An Loc)[3]ARVN 5th Division, reinforced by TF 52 comprising the ARVN 18th Division, 21st Division, 35th Regiment and 1st Airborne Brigade defense and recapture of An LocAn Loc
Apr 5 – May 10Operation Freedom TrainInitial US bombing campaign in response to the PAVN Easter Offensive, later superseded by Operation Linebacker
Apr 12 – Jul 14Operation Eastertide (Kon Tum)[3]ARVN 23rd Division, reinforced by the 40th, 41st, 42nd and 47th Regiments, 22nd Division defense of Kon Tum against the PAVN 2nd, 3rd and 320th DivisionsKon Tum
May 1 – Jun 30Operation Keystone Pheasant[3]Redeployment of 3/1 Cavalry, 196th Infantry Brigade and four infantry Battalions from South Vietnam to the United States
May 8Operation Pocket Money[4]Mining of Haiphong Harbour by A-7 Corsair IIs and A-6 Intruders from the USS Coral SeaHaiphong Harbour
May 9 – Oct 23Operation Linebacker I[5]U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the Easter OffensiveHanoi and Haiphong
May 17 - OctOperation Enhance[6]US resupply of military equipment and consumables to South Vietnam
Jun 3 – 12Operation Thunderhead[3]US Navy SEAL Team One and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-11 operation to rescue 2 escaped US POWsRed River basin1
Jul 1 – Aug 31Operation Keystone Wren[3]Redeployment of two infantry battalions from South Vietnam to the United States
Sep 1 – Nov 30Operation Keystone Pelican[3]Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States
20 Oct - DecOperation Enhance PlusTransfer of equipment and bases from U.S. to South Vietnam
Dec 18 – 29Operation Linebacker II[3]U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to force North Vietnam to return to the Paris Peace TalksHanoi and Haiphong1612

See also
  • List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1973–1974)

References
  1. Wilfred P. Deac (December 1996). "Losing Ground to the Khmer Rouge". Vietnam Magazine.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". The Vietnam Center and Archive.
  4. Sherwood, John (2009). Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968–1972. Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-945274582.
  5. Lavalle, Maj. AC (1976). Airpower and the 1972 Spring Invasion (PDF). Maxwell AFB AL: Air University Press.
  6. Kissinger, Henry. Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication. Simon & Schuster Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7432-1532-9.
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