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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 November 2024. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January -11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea Viet ...
The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides. At the end of January, the PAVN and VC launched the Tet Offensive.
The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
V-25 Battalion. T-3 Sapper Battalion. Casualties and losses. 172 killed. US body count: 917 killed. 11 captured. Operation Allen Brook was a US Marine Corps operation that took place south of Da Nang, lasting from 4 May to 24 August 1968.
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the 1st Cavalry Division 's arrival at Camp Evans. 24 km northwest of Huế. 1. Jan 21 – Feb 16. Operation Osceola II [1][7]: 723. 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation.
Logistics support. Part of. III Marine Amphibious Force. Naval Forces Vietnam. Garrison/HQ. Danang, South Vietnam. Battle honours. Vietnam War. Naval Support Activity Danang or NSA Danang was a United States Navy logistics support organization located in Danang, South Vietnam active from October 1965 to April 1972.
10,000 feet (3,048 m) Asphalt. Da Nang Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Đà Nẵng) (1930s–1975) (also known as Da Nang Airfield, Tourane Airfield or Tourane Air Base) was a French Air Force and later Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility located in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), it ...
Marines waiting to board HMM-164 helicopters at An Hòa in 1968. In August 1966 the Marines completed the construction of the MSR (main supply route) between Da Nang and An Hòa, naming it the "Liberty Road". [2]: 209 It was decided that a bridge would be built to shorten the route.