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Operation Chenla I | |||||||
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Part of Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War | |||||||
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Khmer Republic |
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.