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The Dong Nai River flows into the East Sea in Cần Giờ District. The main stream of upper Dong Nai river is also known as the Đa Đang river: the name used by the minority Maa and Koho people. The river originates from Lam Vien plateau, meandering along the northeast-southwest direction from the mountains to the plateau in Ta Lai (Tan Phu ...
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.
War Zone D was the target of a number of early actions by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War as they sought to extend their control out from the greater Saigon area. . Shortly after their arrival in South Vietnam, the 173rd Airborne Brigade began their first combat operation on 27 June 1965 with an incursion with Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces into War Zone D. [1]: 28 On 7 July ...
On the Offensive: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1967–1968. The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975. St Leonards: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-304-3. Taylor, Jerry (2001). Last Out: 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion's Second Tour in Vietnam. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen and Unwin.
Long Tau River is a distributary of the Dong Nai river that runs through Can Gio and feeds into Gành Rái Bay from its eastern branch at It branches out when it reaches Nhon Trach district, with the western branch becoming the Dong Tranh river into Soai Rap while the eastern branch is a continuation of the Long Tau. [2]
The damming of the Dong Nai river for hydroelectric power (dam No. 3) has created Tà Đùng Lake, an elevated lake with an area of nearly 6,000 hectares of water surface and formed dozens of large and small islands, which have been called the "Ha Long Central Highlands" and is being promoted as a destination of tourists. It has been suggested ...
Trị An Reservoir, also known as Trị An Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Trị An), is an artificial lake located on the Dong Nai River, with the territory of Vĩnh Cửu, Định Quán, Thống Nhất and Trảng Bom districts, all in Đồng Nai province. [1] It stores, then supplies water for Trị An Dam. [2]
The Battle of Xuân Lộc (Vietnamese: Trận Xuân Lộc) was the last major battle of the Vietnam War that took place at Xuân Lộc, Đồng Nai Province.Over a period of twelve days between 9 and 21 April 1975, the outnumbered South Vietnamese reserves attempted to stop the North Vietnamese forces from overrunning the town and breaking through towards South Vietnam's capital, Saigon.