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ARVN: Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army. Modern War Studies (Hardcover), 2006. Collins, Brigadier General James Lawton Jr. (1991) [1975]. The Development and Training of the South Vietnamese Army, 1950–1972 (PDF). Vietnam Studies. United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 90-10.
With tanks and armored personnel carriers, an ARVN task force composed of the 8th Airborne Battalion, the 112th and 120th RF Battalions, and the 921st RF Company, succeeded in driving the enemy from nearly all populated areas by afternoon on 9 March. PAVN/VC casualties were heavy and ARVN losses few in this opening phase. [31]: 155
The US/ARVN forces proceeded to search the valley meeting only scattered resistance until 10/11 August when the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment was attacked by elements of the PAVN 816th and 818th Main Force Battalions. Air and artillery support was called in and the PAVN retreated into the jungle losing several dozen killed.
"Local Army"), originally the Civil Guard, were a component of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) territorial defence forces. Recruited locally, they served as full-time province-level forces, originally raised as a militia. In 1964, the Regional Forces were integrated into the ARVN and placed under the command of the Joint General Staff ...
The center was originally established in 1953 and located on Highway 1 approximately 16km northwest of Saigon. [1]In the mid-1950s, the Quang Trung Training Center was the principal ARVN training establishment providing eight weeks of basic training to all recruits and reservists and advanced courses to infantry soldiers.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (U.S. Army) Condition: Abandoned: Site history; Built: 1960 () In use: 1960-1972 () Battles/wars: Vietnam War: Garrison information; Garrison: 9th Infantry Division Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division: Airfield information; Elevation: 140 feet (43 m) AMSL
The 2nd Division (Vietnamese: Sư đoàn 2) was a division 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 part of I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Rangers (Vietnamese: Biệt Động Quân), commonly known as the ARVN Rangers or Vietnamese Ranger Corp (VNRC), were the light infantry of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Trained and assisted by American Special Forces and Ranger advisers, the Vietnamese Rangers infiltrated beyond enemy lines in search and destroy missions.