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Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation initiated by United States and Australian forces on 5 November 1965, during the Vietnam War.. The US-Australian objective was to drive out Viet Cong (VC) unit who had taken up positions on several key hills in War Zone D in an area about 17.5 miles (28.2 km) north of Bien Hoa.
The Battle of Gang Toi (8 November 1965) was fought during the Vietnam War between Australian troops and the Viet Cong.The battle was one of the first engagements between the two forces during the war and occurred when A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) struck a Viet Cong bunker system defended by Company 238 in the Gang Toi Hills, in northern Biên Hòa Province.
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the ...
The brigade was the first major United States Army ground formation deployed to South Vietnam, serving there from 1965 to 1971 and losing 1,533 soldiers. Noted for its roles in Operation Hump and Operation Junction City , the 173rd is best known for the Battle of Dak To , where it suffered heavy casualties in close combat with North Vietnamese ...
Combined U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Navy effort to stop the flow of supplies from North Vietnam into South Vietnam: South China Sea: Mar 31: Operation Quyet Thang 512 [6]: 17–8 ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion, MAG-16, HMM-163 and HMM-162 air assault: near Tam Ky 40 km south of Da Nang, Quảng Tín Province: 2 US Apr 3 – Nov 11 1968
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution supporting Nixon's Vietnam policy. [89] 7 November. Senior U.S. commanders in South Vietnam said that all ground combat forces could be pulled out by mid-1971. [90] Five VC platoons numbering some 200 men attacked Saigon's District 7 but were repulsed by National Police. [5]: 318
Operation Iron Mountain [1] [8] 11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation: along the Song Tra Khuc River south and west to Song Re River, Quảng Ngãi Province: 4,476: 340 Feb 28 – May 8: Operation Massachusetts Striker [1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation: A Shau Valley: Mar 1 - 9: Operation ...