DMZ Campaign (1969–1971)

DMZ Campaign 1969-71
	Part of Vietnam War
Date	March 1969 - August 1971
Location	Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
Result	American-South Vietnamese operational success
Belligerents
United States; South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Richard G. Stilwell; Melvin Zais; John G. Hill Jr.; Ngô Quang Trưởng;	;
Units involved
3rd Marine Division; 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized); 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile); 1st Division; Regional Forces; Popular Forces	304th Division; 27th Regiment; 138th Regiment; 246th Regiment

The DMZ Campaign (1969–71) was a military campaign by the United States Army, United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) against the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) along the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in northern Quảng Trị Province from 1969 to 1971 during the Vietnam War.

With the departure of the 3rd Marine Division from South Vietnam in late 1969, the U.S. Army expanded its operations along the DMZ until it too was withdrawn in mid-late 1971 when responsibility fell entirely on the ARVN.

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