page_title: Operation Piranha
section_title: Operation
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Piranha / Operation
caption_attribution_description: English: HMM-261 UH-34s land the ARVN 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment at LZ Pine during Operation Piranha
context_page_description: Operation Piranha was a US Marine Corps operation that took place on the Batangan Peninsula southeast of Chu Lai, lasting from 7 to 10 September 1965.
context_section_description: The operation was launched on 7 September 1965, the amphibious landing was unopposed, while the landing of the ARVN force received some minor ground fire.  
  On 8 September, Company B 1/7 Marines discovered a VC field hospital in a large cave near the center of the Peninsula. The Marines captured four prisoners, but then came under fire from other VC in the cave. The Marines returned the fire and attempted to convince the VC to surrender. Marine engineers then placed explosives in the cave. After the detonation, the Marines counted 66 VC dead inside.
caption: HMM-261 UH-34s land the ARVN 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment at LZ Pine
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