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The 1st 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—was part of the I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vietnam. The 1st Division was based in Huế, the old imperial city and one of two major cities in the region ...
The 1st Infantry Division had its headquarters at Dĩ An from February 1966 until September 1967 and from November 1969 until April 1970. [2] Other units stationed at Dĩ An included: 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery (1967-April 1970) [2]: 98 12th Aviation Group comprising: 7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry (February–June 1968) [2]: 125
The situation for the South Vietnamese in Military Region 1 had regained some stability after the defeat of a three-division PAVN push during late 1974. By early the following year, Military Region 1 fielded three infantry divisions (the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ), the elite Airborne and Marine Divisions , four Ranger Groups and the 1st Armored Brigade ...
In November 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved here from Camp Evans as part of Operation Liberty Canyon and would remain based here until April 1971. [2]: 73 Other units stationed at Phước Vĩnh included: 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-412 [2]: 245 11th Aviation Company (July 1965-April 1971) [2]: 121
across South Vietnam: Jan: Operation Garden City [1] [3] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation: near Dong Tam, Long An Province: Jan: Operation Lam Son 45 [4] ARVN 1st Division operations: Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces: Jan 1 – 31: Operation Camden I [5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search missions ...
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In September 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division, newly arrived in South Vietnam, carved out Camp Radcliff, its base, near the town of An Khe to ensure that Highway 19 which reached from the coast of South Vietnam to the Central Highlands city of Pleiku remained under the control of allied forces. Almost immediately the 1st Cavalry began mounting ...
On 12 June the U.S. 1st Infantry Division launched Operation Billings to destroy elements of the VC 9th Division, which had built-up strength north of Phước Vĩnh Base Camp in War Zone D. When the operation concluded on 26 June, the 1st Infantry Division had lost 57 killed while the VC had lost 347 killed.