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Administration map of Tam Kỳ. The town was established in 1906 under the Nguyễn dynasty as an administrative and tax post. [2] During the Republic of Vietnam, the city was the main base of the US military in Quảng Nam Province (what was then Quảng Tín Province) for the war in Vietnam.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ kaːw˧˧ ki˨˩] ⓘ; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) [1] [2] was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.
The Battle of Tam Kỳ took place during the Vietnam War from 3–6 March 1968. After a night-time rocket attack on their base camp by the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Regiment, 3rd Division.
The Battle of Ban Me Thuot was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which led to the complete destruction of South Vietnam's II Corps Tactical Zone.The battle was part of a larger North Vietnamese military operation known as Campaign 275 to capture the Tay Nguyen region, known in the West as the Vietnamese Central Highlands.
Trần Thị Hoa (12 May 1924 – 9 October 2010) was a South Vietnamese businesswoman and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives (lower house) of the Republic of Vietnam from October 1967 until the collapse and surrender of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975 to the PAVN by President Dương Văn Minh.
Memorial statute to Đặng Thùy Trâm.. Đặng Thùy Trâm (November 26, 1942 – June 22, 1970) was a Vietnamese doctor. She worked as a battlefield surgeon for the People's Army of Vietnam and Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
On 18 July 1974, the PAVN 29th Regiment, 324th Division overran the An Hoa Industrial Complex and then on 29 July attacked the town of Thượng Ðức, which was defended by Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 79th Ranger Battalion. [6]: 95 The PAVN shelling of Thượng Ðức was followed by infantry assaults on all outposts.
Trần Văn Hương (Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕən˨˩ van˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˧]; 1 December 1902 – 27 January 1982) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam.