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Operation About Face

Laos · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1969–1970Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1969

Vang Pao8 1969

Plain of Jars · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Leads a major offensive that retakes positions on the Plain of Jars

1970

Vang Pao1970

Plain of Jars · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Commands Hmong forces in campaigns to retake positions in northern Laos

Names involved

Vang Pao

Provenance

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