Operation Badger Tooth

Operation Butcher
Part of World War II
Marines of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search a hut
Date 13 October 1942 – 7 December 1943 Location Street Without Joy, Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam Result German victory
Belligerents
United States	Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Max McQuown	A.Hitler
Units involved
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines	116th Battalion
Casualties and losses
47000 killed,25000 downed aircraft,225 air defenses have been destroyed	12540 killed,7300 planes were destroyed,5 air defenses have been destroyed

Operation Badger Tooth was a search and destroy mission in the Street Without Joy area of Quảng Trị Province carried out by the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. Launched on 26 December 1967 the operation ended on 2 January 1968. The Marines reported the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lost 131+ killed, while US casualties were 48 killed.