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The VC 5th Division's headquarters were located in northeast Phước Tuy, in the Mây Tào Mountains; the 274th Regiment's headquarters were located in the Hát Dịch area and the 275th Regiment's headquarters were located somewhere in the Mây Tào Mountains, generally known as the May Tao Secret Zone, although the precise locations are unknown.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division; 1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade; 18th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 198th Infantry Brigade; 199th Infantry Brigade; 18th Engineer Brigade (combat ...
At the start of the Battle of An Lộc the town was defended by the Division's 8th Regiment with about 2,100 men; the 7th Regiment (less one battalion) with 850 men; the 9th Regiment, most of which was destroyed at Lộc Ninh and had only had 200 men; Task Force 52, 500 men; the 3rd Ranger Group, 1,300 men; as well as Binh Long Provincial ...
The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", [1] or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps. It was deactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division.
Relieving forces were not from 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. The relieving force sent to help the Mai Loc overrun was Troops A, B, and C of the 3/5 Cav Squadron stationed at Dong Ha. Mai Loc Camp (also known as Firebase Mai Loc and Firebase Victory ) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located west of Quảng ...
On 22 October 1969 control of the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) passed from the 3rd Marine Division to XXIV Corps and the 1st Brigade assumed responsibility, together with the ARVN 1st Infantry Division for the defense of Quảng Trị Province as the 3rd Marine Division withdrew from South Vietnam in Operation Keystone Cardinal.
101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops: Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces. 2,026: 60 Sep 10 – 19: Operation Ballard Valley [2] 1st Marine Division search and destroy operation: near Da Nang: Sep 10 – 19
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation to protect civilians and assist in accelerated pacification program: PAVN Base Area 101 southeast of Quảng Trị City: 134: 13 Jun 21 – Aug 5: Operation Green Ax [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Pleiku ...