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District 11 (Vietnamese: Quận 11) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 232,536 and an area of 5 km². [ 1 ] It is divided into 16 small subsets which are called wards (phường) , numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 16.
The Battle of Ban Me Thuot was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which led to the complete destruction of South Vietnam's II Corps Tactical Zone.The battle was part of a larger North Vietnamese military operation known as Campaign 275 to capture the Tay Nguyen region, known in the West as the Vietnamese Central Highlands.
By 09:30 Companies E and G had secured Dai Do. With Dai Do secured, the Marines sought to squeeze the PAVN with a Hammer and anvil approach, while an ARVN mechanized battalion would secure the hamlets of Dong Lai and Thong Nghia and establish blocking positions, the Marines would attack northwest taking the hamlets of Dinh To and Thuong Do
[28] [29] During the Trinh-Nguyễn family war in the 17th century, the Gianh River in Quảng Bình province became the border between Dang Trong (South Vietnam) and Đàng Ngoài (North Vietnam). Đồng Hới city was built as a fortress to protect the Nguyễn family's Dang Trong from Đàng Ngoài's attacks. [27] [30]
Buôn Ma Thuột (formerly Lạc Giao) [1] or sometimes Buôn Mê Thuột or Ban Mê Thuột (listen ⓘ), is the capital city of Đắk Lắk Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam Its population was 434,256 in 2023. [ 2 ]
The PAVN 149th Regiment launched another attack against the 53rd Regiment's positions on 11 March, but were forced back with numerous casualties. [ 6 ] : 190 From 12 to 13 March the ARVN 45th Regiment was dropped by helicopter onto Hill 581 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Phung Duc to begin a counterattack to retake Buôn Ma Thuột which had fallen on ...
Dao Minh Quan (born Đào Minh Quân in 1952 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American politician. He is the 3rd President of the Third Republic of Vietnam , a claimed government in exile. [ 1 ] He is known for starting the Vietnam New Democratic Movement.
Four major military campaigns were launched by the Mongol Empire, and later the Yuan dynasty, against the kingdom of Đại Việt (modern-day northern Vietnam) ruled by the Trần dynasty and the kingdom of Champa (modern-day central Vietnam) in 1258, 1282–1284, 1285, and 1287–1288.