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Operation Bushmaster II
| Operation Bushmaster II | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
 Battle of Ap Nha Mat, 5 December 1965 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. William Brodbeck | unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | 272nd Regiment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| US estimate: 2400 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
44 killed 3 missing[1] |
US body count: 318 killed 27 captured 214 estimated killed and wounded 75 weapons recovered[1]: 6–7 | ||||||
Operation Bushmaster II (also known as the Battle of Ap Nha Mat) was a US Army operation that took place in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, lasting from 1 to 6 December 1965.
- ^ a b "Combat After Action Report Operation Bloodhound/Bushmaster II 29 November-5 December 1965" (PDF). 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. 30 December 1965. p. 7.
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