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The lead-up to the Battle of Kontum began in mid-1971, when North Vietnam decided that its victory in Operation Lam Son 719 indicated that the time had come for large-scale conventional offensives that could end the war quickly.
The battle of Dak To (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Đắk Tô - Tân Cảnh) in Vietnam was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3 and 23 November 1967, [1] in Kon Tum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces: Jan 3 – 4: Operation War Bonnet [1] 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion search and destroy operation: Quảng Nam Province: Jan 3 – 8: Operation Hang Over [1] 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation: Ninh Thuận Province: Jan 3 – 8: Operation Long Lance [1]
Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam.It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.. Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, which led to the name Kon Tum, meaning "Village by the Lake" in the Ba Na language.
western highlands of Pleiku and Kon Tum Provinces: 5,731: 700+ Oct 14: Operation Lard Yar [1] Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment operation: III Corps: Oct 15 – 17: Operation Onslow [1] [9]: 123 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 2nd Ranger Battalion search and destroy operation: Quảng Nam Province: Oct 15 – Dec 31: Operation Boudinot [1]
Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces: Jan 31 – Feb 25: Operation Greene Blue [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Darlac Province: Jan 31 – Mar 3: Operation Darby Crest [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation: Bình Định Province: Jan 31 – Mar 16 ...
Two battalions (approximately 1,000 men) of communist troops who had recently infiltrated South Vietnam from Laos, overran Kon Tum, capital of Kontum Province. The communists repelled a rescue effort by ARVN and Civil Guards on 3 September and faded into the jungle before two battalions of ARVN arrived on 4 September. [1]: 40 15 September
ARVN 23rd Division, reinforced by the 40th, 41st, 42nd and 47th Regiments, 22nd Division defense of Kon Tum against the PAVN 2nd, 3rd and 320th Divisions: Kon Tum: May 1 – Jun 30: Operation Keystone Pheasant [3] Redeployment of 3/1 Cavalry, 196th Infantry Brigade and four infantry Battalions from South Vietnam to the United States: May 8