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Map showing the PAVN attacks In early 1972 the ARVN 42nd Regiment of the 22nd Division was stationed at Tân Cảnh. On 7/8 February following intelligence showing a PAVN buildup in the area the 22nd Division forward command post, 47th Regiment and supporting units were moved from Ba Gi to the Đắk Tô/Tân Cảnh area.
The battle of Dak To (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Đắk Tô - Tân Cảnh) in Vietnam was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3 and 23 November 1967, [1] in Kon Tum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam.It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.. Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, which led to the name Kon Tum, meaning "Village by the Lake" in the Ba Na language.
[6]: 306– By 4 February the city had been secured and normal operations resumed at the airfield. [2]: 323 The airfield was the scene of heavy fighting in April-May 1972 during the Battle of Kontum, part of the PAVN's Easter Offensive. [7] On 21 April PAVN artillery fire damaged an Air Vietnam plane, killing a flight attendant.
The base was established in June 1966 approximately 16 km west of Kontum by the 5th Special Forces Group, Detachment A-241. [1] [2]In March–April 1969 the base was used as a staging base for Operation Wayne Grey an operation against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Regiments in the Plei Trap Valley.
Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces: Apr 29 – May 1: Operation Rock Crusher I [10] ARVN 9th Division operation supported by the 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade: Parrot's Beak, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia: 502: 56 Apr 29 - May 2: Operation Toan Thang 42 [4]
Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces: Jan 31 – Feb 25: Operation Greene Blue [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Darlac Province: Jan 31 – Mar 3: Operation Darby Crest [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation: Bình Định Province: Jan 31 – Mar 16 ...
Later, Đắk Lắk was part of South Vietnam, and saw considerable action in the Vietnam War. Until recently, Đắk Nông was a part of Đắk Lắk, but is now a separate Province. A chronology of key events. End of the 19th century: Đắk Lắk belonged to Kon Tum, part of Vietnam