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[18]: 34 To prepare for their main battle, the VC 272nd Regiment was ordered to block Inter-provincial Road No. 2 and 15, and destroy any South Vietnamese units attempting to reach Bình Giã from the south-western flank of the battlefield. In the days leading up to the battle, the VC often came out to harass the local militia forces.
Bình Giã is known for being the site of a major battle during the Vietnam War. The Battle of Bình Giã took place from December 28-29, 1964, and was one of the first large-scale engagements between the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) or Viet Cong. The battle resulted in a victory for the NLF and ...
1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy/reconnaissance in force operation against the same PAVN units that had participated in the battle of the Ia Drang Valley: vicinity of Plei Me and the Chu Pong Massif, Pleiku and Darlac Provinces: 522: 51 Mar 26 – Jul 21: Operation Fillmore [2 ...
In December 1964, ARVN forces suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Bình Giã, [144] in a battle both sides viewed as a watershed. Previously, the VC had utilized hit-and-run guerrilla tactics. At Binh Gia, however, they defeated a strong ARVN force in a conventional battle and remained in the field for four days.
The Battle of Binh Gia (also known as The Battle of Ap Bac in many Western histories), where the victorious VC held the battlefield for 4 days rather than simply melt away as in earlier times is a vivid example of their confidence and effectiveness. Their operations regularly drubbed Diem's troops, and although Diem's forces controlled a number ...
The PAVN history acknowledges that "our units suffered heavy casualties and over half the tanks we used in the battle were destroyed." [ 4 ] : 296 In the Battle of Hồng Ngự from March to 4 May 1973, the Division's 272nd Regiment and 2 Regiments from the 6th Division lost 422 killed in their unsuccessful attempt to capture the town of Hồng ...
Operation Bold Mariner [5]: 300 (part of Operation Game Warden) HMM-362, SLF-A, ARVN 2nd Division, 2/26th Marines, HMM-164 cordon, search, and sweep operation was the largest amphibious assault of the war: Batangan Peninsula, Quảng Ngãi Province: 239: 5 Jan 15 – 20: Operation Russell Beach [1] [5]: 101
Ba Xuyen and Phong Binh Provinces: Mar 5 – 13: Operation Show Low [1] 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Mar 6 – 10: Operation Rock [7]: 248 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bồn Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory",