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2. Operation Hump - Wikipedia

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   Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation initiated by United States and Australian forces on 5 November 1965, during the Vietnam War.. The US-Australian objective was to drive out Viet Cong (VC) unit who had taken up positions on several key hills in War Zone D in an area about 17.5 miles (28.2 km) north of Bien Hoa.

3. Battle of Ia Drang - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Battle of Gang Toi - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Gang Toi (8 November 1965) was fought during the Vietnam War between Australian troops and the Viet Cong.The battle was one of the first engagements between the two forces during the war and occurred when A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) struck a Viet Cong bunker system defended by Company 238 in the Gang Toi Hills, in northern Bien Hoa Province.

5. 1969 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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   1969 in the Vietnam War. The inauguration of Richard Nixon in January led to a reevaluation of the U.S. role in the war. U.S. forces peaked at 543,000 in April. U.S. military strategy remained relatively unchanged from the offensive strategy of 1968 until the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May which led to a change a more reactive approach.

6. 1965 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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   The B-52 bomber was first used in Vietnam in June 1965. Under Operation Arc Light, B-52 aircraft were used for the first time in the Vietnam War. Flying out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 27 B-52s dropped 750- and 1,000-pound bombs on a VC stronghold. Two B-52s were lost in a mid-air collision.

7. Pleiku campaign - Wikipedia

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   U.S claimed: ~6,000. The Pleiku campaign took place from 23 October to 26 November 1965. [1] II Corps Command named it Pleime campaign, with a slightly different starting date of 20 October instead of 23 October, [2] consisted of three operations: [3] Operation Dân Thắng 21 (20 to 26 October 1965), the first Pleime preparatory phase, was the ...

8. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1965)

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   North Vietnam: 20,000 est. 835 Mar 11 – 1972: Operation Market Time [5] Combined U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Navy effort to stop the flow of supplies from North Vietnam into South Vietnam: South China Sea: Mar 31: Operation Quyet Thang 512 [6]: 17–8 ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion, MAG-16, HMM-163 and HMM-162 air assault

9. List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1969)

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   Allied KIA (US Sources) Jan 1 – Mar 31. Operation Skysweep [ 1 ] 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation. Jan 1 – Aug 31. Operation Rice Farmer [ 1 ] 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation. Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces.