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Meanwhile, at Duc Lap Camp the PAVN had forced the defenders back into the southern end of the camp. Battery A, 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery Regiment was airlifted into the landing zone 3 km south of the camp and the two MIKE Force companies there then moved north and fought their way into Duc Lap Camp by 13:00. The MIKE Forces hit the PAVN ...
The 20th Special Operations Squadron used Duc Lap as a forward base for operations into Cambodia. [5]: 506 In October 1969 the PAVN again besieged Duc Lap and Bu Prang Camp, with the siege only being broken by the ARVN in December. [4]: 315–6 In December 1970 the base was transferred to the Vietnamese Rangers.
The Marines repelled the attack and killed 203 PAVN and captured two and 72 weapons in a daylong battle. [6]: 203 On the 13th the Marines engaged a 100 strong PAVN force in a seven hour battle, killing 73 for the loss of five Marines killed. [6]: 203 On the 14th the PAVN attacked again losing 13 killed and ten weapons. [6]: 204 13 August
Dec 68 – Jan 14 1969: Operation Blackhawk [23] 1/7 Cavalry operation in the 44th Special Tactical Zone to place round-the-clock pressure on infiltration routes along the Cambodian border and keep a constant watch for VC movement: north of Vĩnh Long: 30: 29 Dec 1 – Feb 28 1969: Operation Hardin Falls [1] 198th Infantry Brigade clear and ...
Quang Duc Province: 746: Apr 21 – 22: Operation Greene Lion [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Pleiku Province: Apr 22 – Jun 20: Operation Lam Son 277 [9] 2nd ARVN Regiment operation: Quảng Trị Province: 541: Apr 22 – Sep 22: Operation Putnam Tiger [9]
Phase III offensive, Tay Ninh Province, 17–18 August 1968. On the evening of 17 August a night ambush patrol from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, operating between Nui Ba Den and Highway 13 3 km east of Tây Ninh, observed a VC unit marching toward the capital.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.