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To prepare for their main battle, the VC 272nd Regiment was ordered to block Inter-provincial Road No. 2 and 15, and destroy any South Vietnamese units attempting to reach Bình Giã from the south-western flank of the battlefield. In the days leading up to the battle, the VC often came out to harass the local militia forces.
Bình Giã is known for being the site of a major battle during the Vietnam War. The Battle of Bình Giã took place from December 28-29, 1964, and was one of the first large-scale engagements between the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) or Viet Cong. The battle resulted in a victory for the NLF and ...
The Battle of Ba Gia was a major battle that marked the beginning of the Viet Cong's (VC) Summer Offensive of 1965, during the early phases of the Vietnam War. The battle took place in Quảng Ngãi Province , South Vietnam , between May 28–31, 1965.
In retaliation for the execution of Tram Van Dong, the VC executed Sergeant Harold G. Bennett who had been captured on 29 December in the Battle of Binh Gia. [105] 25 June. The VC planted two bombs in central Saigon, the first on the My Canh Café floating restaurant and second on a tobacco stall to injure the first responders. The two bombs ...
Ba Xuyen and Phong Binh Provinces: Mar 5 – 13: Operation Show Low [1] 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Mar 6 – 10: Operation Rock [7]: 248 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bồn Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory",
From the Communist perspective, even though South Vietnam was plagued by political instability, it still had a strong army to resist the VC. So shortly after the Binh Gia campaign, North Vietnamese leaders reached a resolution to launch a summer offensive, to destroy the regular units of the South Vietnamese military. [11]
The Battle of Binh Gia (also known as The Battle of Ap Bac in many Western histories), where the victorious VC held the battlefield for 4 days rather than simply melt away as in earlier times is a vivid example of their confidence and effectiveness. Their operations regularly drubbed Diem's troops, and although Diem's forces controlled a number ...
In late December 1964 elements of the 29th, 30th, 33rd, 35th and 38th Ranger Battalions took part in the Battle of Binh Gia with the 30th and 33rd Rangers suffering severe losses. [8]: 337 In May 1965 in the Battle of Sông Bé the 34th and 36th Rangers drove out a VC force occupying the town.