Operation Chenla I

Operation Chenla I
Part of Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War

Map showing the areas under Communist control.
DateAugust 1970 – February 1971
Location
Result Stalemate
Belligerents
Cambodia Khmer Republic Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Viet Cong
 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Um Savuth Trần Văn Trà
Strength
3,000+ Unknown

Operation Chenla I or Chenla One was a major military operation conducted by the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) during the Cambodian Civil War. It began in late August 1970 and ended in February 1971, due to the FANK High Command's decision to withdraw some units from Tang Kauk to protect Phnom Penh after Pochentong airbase was attacked.