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The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈiːə dræŋ /) 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 ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. Aerial operations and battles of the Vietnam War (22 P) Battles and operations of the Vietnam War by year (15 C) Naval battles of the Vietnam War (1 C, 5 P)
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and a major conflict of the Cold War .
Appearance. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval battles of the Vietnam War. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This category contains historical naval battles fought as part of the Vietnam Conflict (1954–1975).
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.
Operations during the Vietnam War. Listed by starting date: Operation Chopper — January 12, 1962 - U.S- South Vietnamese victory. Operation Sunrise — March 22-April 30, 1962 - Unsuccessful, increased support for the Viet Cong. Operation Quyet Thang 202 — April 27-May 27, 1964 - South Vietnamese victory. Operation 34A – (1964) Operation ...
The Battle of Xuân Lộc (Vietnamese: Trận Xuân Lộc) was the last major battle of the Vietnam War that took place at Xuân Lộc, Đồng Nai Province.Over a period of twelve days between 9 and 21 April 1975, the outnumbered South Vietnamese reserves attempted to stop the North Vietnamese forces from overrunning the town and breaking through towards South Vietnam's capital, Saigon.
Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.