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The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
The Chu Pong Massif was the site of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. [4] In March 1966 US Armed Forces conducted Operation Hot Tip, one of a series of deforestation efforts through firebombing, targeting the Chu Pong Massif because it had been used as a base by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
On 27 May, Peers sent the 173rd Airborne Brigade into the Ia Drang Valley, but despite now having three brigades operating near the border, the PAVN were still able to mortar Đức Cơ Camp on 19 and 23 June. In Kon Tum Province on 13 June, the PAVN K101D Battalion attacked a CIDG unit 20 km southwest of Tan Canh and on 15 June they destroyed ...
Operation Long Reach, which was the Chu Pong phase, comprising two operations: Operation All the Way (27 October – 9 November 1965) conducted by the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and Operation Silver Bayonet I (9–18 November 1965) conducted by the 3rd Air Cavalry Brigade [1] against the NVA, which culminated in the Battle of Ia Drang occurring ...
Ia Drang River (Vietnamese: Sông Ia Drăng), also known as the Prêk Drang in Cambodia, [1] is a tributary of the Srepok River in the Mekong river system that flows through Vietnam and Cambodia. [2] [3] The river originates from the hills in southern Pleiku, the provincial capital of Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. [3]
Today, the lush, green valley surrounding the Tollense River in northeast Germany appears to be a serene place to appreciate nature. But to archaeologists, the Tollense Valley is considered Europe ...
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There, in the valley of the Ia Drang, the enemy was reinforced by a fresh regiment and undertook preparation for more incursions into Pleiku Province. The 1st Cavalry Division deployed by air its men and weapons to launch and attack on the enemy staging area, which was 35 kilometers from the nearest road and 50 kilometers from the nearest ...