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Firebase Bastogne, like most other support bases in Thừa Thiên Province, came under intense fire during the Easter Offensive of 1972. On 9 April a PAVN attack on the base was defeated for the loss of 182 PAVN and nine ARVN, however 14 M113 armored personnel carriers were destroyed in the fighting on Route 547. [3]
The siege of Bastogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ) was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp .
The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) [1] is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II, the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It fought during World War I as part of the 82nd Division.
Firebases in the U.S.-involvement Vietnam War, were a type of military base, usually fire bases. It may refer to: Firebase 6, Central Highlands; Firebase Airborne, central South Vietnam; Firebase Argonne, Quảng Trị Province; Firebase Atkinson, southwest South Vietnam; Firebase Bastogne, Thua Thien Province
Bastogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Dutch: Bastenaken [ˈbɑstəˌnaːkə(n)] ⓘ; German: Bastnach/Bastenach [ˈbast(ə)nax]; Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech [ˈbaːʃtnəɕ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium.
Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases.
Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal. At the request of the Iraqi government in January 2024, [ 3 ] and amid rising regional tensions following the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza , the US and Iraq are set to begin negotiations to end US military presence in Iraq.
Along with survivors of the 333rd Artillery Battalion, it gave fire support to the 101st Airborne Division during the siege of Bastogne. [3] Battle of the Bulge ) Because of the heavy losses suffered by the 333rd, some of its remaining members were reassigned to the 969th Field Artillery Battalion after the Battle of the Bulge.