Pleiku campaign

The Pleiku campaign took place from 23 October to 26 November 1965. II Corps Command named it Pleime campaign, with a slightly different starting date of 20 October instead of 23 October, consisted of three operations:Operation Dân Thắng 21(20 to 26 October 1965), the first Pleime preparatory phase, was the relief operation of the besieged Pleime camp. Operation Long Reach, which was the Chu Pong phase, comprising two operations: Operation All the Way conducted by the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and Operation Silver Bayonet I conducted by the 3rd Air Cavalry Brigade against the NVA, which culminated in the Battle of Ia Drang occurring from 14 to 18 November 1965. Operation Than Phong 7 conducted by the ARVN Airborne Brigade in conjunction with the 2nd Air Cavalry Brigade conducting Operation Silver Bayonet II in the Ia Drang area. It was the final Ia Drang exploitation phase.