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Following the departure of the U.S. forces in 1972, Củ Chi became the base of the ARVN 25th Division. [1]As the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces closed in on Saigon in late April 1975, the camp was hit by PAVN artillery fire on 28 April and besieged the PAVN. 25th Division commander Major general Lý Tòng Bá ordered his forces to fight in place, but on the morning of 29 April after ...
During the Vietnam War from 1967, Củ Chi Base Camp served as base for the 269th Aviation Battalion of the United States Army. It is famous for its Củ Chi tunnels, which were constructed during the Vietnam War, and served as headquarters for the Viet Cong. Today, the district has many industrial zones.
At 05:00 on 29 April two PAVN regiments from the 320th Division attacked Củ Chi Base Camp. Bá ordered his force to fight in place, but by 11:00 after PAVN tanks broke through the defensive lines, order collapsed and Bá and his officers attempted to flee the base. Bá initially evaded capture but was caught later that day. [11]: 479–80
The brigade deployed its first soldiers from Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, to the central highlands at Pleiku. These men arrived in Vietnam 24 December 1965. The 25th Infantry Division had its headquarters at Củ Chi Base Camp, near the Iron Triangle from January 1966 until February 1970. The division was heavily engaged from April 1966 ...
Camp Radcliff; Catecka Base Camp; Charlie 2; Chi Lăng Training Center; Chí Linh Camp; Chơn Thành Camp; Chu Lai Base Area; Củ Chi Base Camp; Cửa Việt Base; D.
A PAVN sapper attack on Củ Chi Base Camp destroyed nine Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters of the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company. [12] 27 February. A PAVN rocket hit LCU-1500 while it was loading at the Bridge Ramp in Da Nang killing 13 crewmen.
Entrance sign at the tunnels. Part of the tunnel complex at Củ Chu, this tunnel has been made wider and taller to accommodate tourists. The tunnels of Củ Chi (Vietnamese: Địa đạo Củ Chi) are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.
20 km north of Chu Lai: May 24 – Jun 4: Operation Hardihood [4] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment multi-battalion reconnaissance operation and the clearance of Nui Dat and the establishment of the 1st Australian Task Force base area: Vũng Tàu area, Phước Tuy Province: 48: May 25 – 28: Operation Mobile [1]