Operation Atlas Wedge

Operation Atlas Wedge
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 17 – 24 March 1969 Location Michelin Rubber Plantation, Bình Dương Province, South Vietnam Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
George Patton IV Lee D. Duke John W. McEnery
Units involved
1st and 3rd Squadrons 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment Minh Thanh CIDG Company	7th Division
Casualties and losses
7 killed	US body count: 335 killed 11 captured

Operation Atlas Wedge was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation from 17 to 24 March 1969 during the Vietnam War designed to engage People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Bình Dương Province.