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Quảng Nam (Vietnamese: [kwaːŋ˧˩ naːm˧˧] ⓘ) is a coastal province near northernmost part of the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam.It borders Huế to the north, Đà Nẵng to the northeast, Kon Tum to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi to the southeast, Sekong of Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east.
I Corps (Vietnamese: Quân đoàn I) was a corps of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975. It was one of four corps of the ARVN. This was the northernmost region of South Vietnam, bordering North Vietnam at the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The demands for reinforcements in Quang Nam Province and in the Quế Sơn Valley had spread the ARVN very thin in Quang Ngai Province, which had been boiling with enemy activity since early summer. The division had conducted fairly successful pacification and security operations in Quang Ngai. but the vast expanse of territory it had to cover ...
Go Noi Island was located approximately 25 km south of Danang to the west of Highway 1, together with the area directly north of the island, nicknamed Dodge City by the Marines due to frequent ambushes and firefights there, it was a Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) stronghold and base area. [1]
On 11 July 1/3 Marines reinforced by a company from 3/3 Marines and Company K, 3/9 Marines was ordered to advance east with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 51st Regiment, while rest of 3/9 Marines were to move southwest back towards the 4 July ambush position. At 02:50 on 12 July the VC mortared the 3/9 Marines night defensive ...
However, about one-fifth of the people who lived in Southern Vietnam (from Quang Tri Province to the South) lived in areas that were controlled by Viet Cong. [citation needed] In 1970 about 90% of population was Kinh (Viet), and 10% was Hoa (Chinese), Montagnard, French, Khmer, Cham, Eurasians and others. [citation needed]
"Happy Valley", Quảng Nam Province: Feb 7 – May 1972: Operation Shed Light [9] USAF programme to develop night and adverse weather interdiction capabilities: South Vietnam & Laos: Feb 8 – 9: Operation Bald Eagle [1] 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation: III Corps: Feb 9 – 21: Operation Kamehameha III [1]
Barrier Island, south of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province: 33: 3 Dec 15 – Feb 13 1969: Operation Navajo Warhorse I [1] 1st Cavalry Division operation: Hậu Nghĩa Province: Dec 15 – Feb 28 1969: Operation Fayette Canyon [8]: 84 196th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: 322: 72 Dec 16 – 24: Operation Rawlings ...