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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 Duration	Operation Name	Unit(s) – Description	Location	VC–PAVN KIAs	Allied KIAs
72	Operation Prek Ta^[1]	FANK and ARVN operation against PAVN
72	Operation 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 occasions	Gulf of Tonkin
Feb 1 – Apr 30	Operation 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 16	Operation 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 Divisions	Quảng Trị Province
Apr 2 – Jul 11	Operation 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 Loc	An Loc
Apr 5 – May 10	Operation Freedom Train	Initial US bombing campaign in response to the PAVN Easter Offensive, later superseded by Operation Linebacker
Apr 12 – Jul 14	Operation 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 Divisions	Kon Tum
May 1 – Jun 30	Operation Keystone Pheasant^[3]	Redeployment of 3/1 Cavalry, 196th Infantry Brigade and four infantry Battalions from South Vietnam to the United States
May 8	Operation Pocket Money^[4]	Mining of Haiphong Harbour by A-7 Corsair IIs and A-6 Intruders from the USS Coral Sea	Haiphong Harbour
May 9 – Oct 23	Operation 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 Offensive	Hanoi and Haiphong
May 17 - Oct	Operation Enhance^[6]	US resupply of military equipment and consumables to South Vietnam
Jun 3 – 12	Operation Thunderhead^[3]	US Navy SEAL Team One and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-11 operation to rescue 2 escaped US POWs	Red River basin		1
Jul 1 – Aug 31	Operation Keystone Wren^[3]	Redeployment of two infantry battalions from South Vietnam to the United States
Sep 1 – Nov 30	Operation Keystone Pelican^[3]	Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States
20 Oct - Dec	Operation Enhance Plus	Transfer of equipment and bases from U.S. to South Vietnam
Dec 18 – 29	Operation 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 Talks	Hanoi and Haiphong	1612

References[edit]

^ Wilfred P. Deac (December 1996). "Losing Ground to the Khmer Rouge". Vietnam Magazine.
^ "USS John Paul Jones DD 932, Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Vietnam Archive Operations Database". The Vietnam Center and Archive.
^ Sherwood, John (2009). Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968–1972. Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-945274582.
^ Lavalle, Maj. AC (1976). Airpower and the 1972 Spring Invasion (PDF). Maxwell AFB AL: Air University Press.
^ Kissinger, Henry (11 February 2003). Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication. Simon & Schuster Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7432-1532-9.

External links[edit]

[1] Wilfred P. Deac (December 1996). "Losing Ground to the Khmer Rouge". Vietnam Magazine.

[2] "USS John Paul Jones DD 932, Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-07-23.

[vietnam.ttu.edu-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "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 (11 February 2003). 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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-| Apr 5&nbsp;– May 10 || [[Operation Linebacker#Build-up and air attacks|Operation Freedom Train]] || Initial US bombing campaign in response to the NVA [[Easter Offensive]], later superseded by [[Operation Linebacker]] || || ||
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-| May 8 || [[Operation Linebacker#Operation Pocket Money|Operation Pocket Money]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/pocket_money.htm|title=Operation Pocket Money/Endsweep |publisher=GlobalSecurity.Org}}</ref> || Mining of [[Haiphong]] Harbour by [[A-7 Corsair II]]s and [[A-6 Intruder]]s from the [[USS Coral Sea (CV-43)]] || [[Haiphong]] Harbour || ||
+| May 8 || [[Operation Linebacker#Operation Pocket Money|Operation Pocket Money]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Sherwood|first=John|title=Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968–1972|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|year=2009|isbn=978-0-945274582|url=https://archive.org/details/NixonsTrident|page=[https://archive.org/details/NixonsTrident/page/n80 75]}}</ref> || Mining of [[Haiphong]] Harbour by [[A-7 Corsair II]]s and [[A-6 Intruder]]s from the {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|6}} || [[Haiphong]] Harbour || ||
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-| May 9&nbsp;– Oct 23 || [[Operation Linebacker I]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lavalle|first=Maj. AC|title=Airpower and the 1972 Spring Offensive|publisher=Maxwell AFB AL: Air University Press|date=1976}}</ref> || U.S. [[Seventh Air Force]] and [[U.S. Navy]] [[Task Force 77 (U.S. Navy)|Task Force 77]] strategic bombing of [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]], and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the [[Easter Offensive]] || [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]] || ||
+| May 9&nbsp;– Oct 23 || [[Operation Linebacker I]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lavalle|first=Maj. AC|title=Airpower and the 1972 Spring Invasion|publisher=Maxwell AFB AL: Air University Press|year=1976|url=https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/22/2001330053/-1/-1/0/AFD-100922-027.pdf}}</ref> || U.S. [[Seventh Air Force]] and [[U.S. Navy]] [[Task Force 77 (U.S. Navy)|Task Force 77]] strategic bombing of [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]], and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the [[Easter Offensive]] || [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]] || ||
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-| Jun || [[Operation Enhance Plus]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Kissinger|first=Henry|title=Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication|publisher= Simon & Schuster Ltd|isbn= 978-0743215329|page=350}}</ref> || US resupply of military equipment and consumables to [[South Vietnam]] || || ||
+| May 17 - Oct || [[Operations Enhance and Enhance Plus|Operation Enhance]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Kissinger|first=Henry|title=Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication|date=11 February 2003 |publisher=Simon & Schuster Ltd|isbn=978-0-7432-1532-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/endingvietnamwar00kiss/page/350 350]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/endingvietnamwar00kiss/page/350}}</ref> || US resupply of military equipment and consumables to [[South Vietnam]] || || ||
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 | Jun 3&nbsp;– 12 || [[Operation Thunderhead]]<ref name="vietnam.ttu.edu"/> ||[[United States Navy SEALs|US Navy SEAL Team One]] and Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-11 operation to rescue 2 escaped US POWs || [[Red River (Asia)|Red River]] basin || || 1
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+| 20 Oct - Dec || [[Operations Enhance and Enhance Plus|Operation Enhance Plus]] || Transfer of equipment and bases from U.S. to South Vietnam || || ||
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 | Dec 18&nbsp;– 29 || [[Operation Linebacker II]]<ref name="vietnam.ttu.edu"/> || U.S. [[Seventh Air Force]] and [[U.S. Navy]] [[Task Force 77 (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 Talks]] || [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]] || 1612 ||
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 ==See also==
 * [[List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1973–1974)]]
-==Notes==
-{{Reflist|2}}
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* John M. Carland (2000), ''Combat Operations'', 430 pages
-* Marvin E. Gettleman (1995), ''Vietnam and America'', 560 pages
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/393.cfm HELICOPTER Operations in VIETNAM]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091230053017/http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/393.cfm HELICOPTER Operations in VIETNAM]
-* [http://www.specialoperations.com/History/Vietnam/ Special Operations in Vietnam]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100504111809/http://www.specialoperations.com/History/Vietnam/ Special Operations in Vietnam]
-* [http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/operations-analysis.html Information About Records Relating to the Vietnam War Operations Analysis (OPSANAL) System]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160131034441/http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/operations-analysis.html Information About Records Relating to the Vietnam War Operations Analysis (OPSANAL) System]
-* [http://www.navy.gov.au/Naval_Operations_in_Vietnam Naval Operations in Vietnam]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100430173140/http://www.navy.gov.au/Naval_Operations_in_Vietnam Naval Operations in Vietnam]
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+[[Category:Military operations of the Vietnam War involving the United States]]
-[[Category:Military operations involving the United States]]
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-[[Category:Wars involving Vietnam]]
+[[Category:Vietnam War-related lists|Operations 1972]]
-[[Category:Lists of battles]]
+[[Category:Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972| ]]
 [[Category:1972 in Cambodia]]
 [[Category:1972 in Vietnam]]
-[[Category:Politics of Vietnam|List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War]]
-[[Category:Vietnam-related lists]]

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