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Battle Of Quang Duc
The Battle of Quang Duc took place from 30 October to 10 December 1973 when North Vietnamese forces attempted to occupy part of Quang Duc Province to expand their logistical network from Cambodia into South Vietnam. While the North Vietnamese attacks were initially successful they were eventually forced out by the South Vietnamese. Background Quang Duc Province was important commercially for its vast timber resources and militarily for both sides in the war because of the lines of communication that passed through it. After the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) had closed surface travel from Saigon to Phước Long by the direct route through Bình Dương Province, the only land access available to the South Vietnamese was via Ban Me Thuot and Quang Duc. As far as the PAVN was concerned, Quang Duc was essential to the extension of its Route 14 out of Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, and Darlac Province, South Vietnam. Because Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist states, while the south was United States in the Vietnam War, supported by the United States and other anti-communism, anti-communist Free World Military Forces, allies. The war is widely considered to be a Cold War-era proxy war. It lasted almost 20 years, with direct U.S. involvement ending in 1973. The conflict also spilled over into neighboring states, exacerbating the Laotian Civil War and the Cambodian Civil War, which ended with all three countries becoming communist states by 1975. After the French 1954 Geneva Conference, military withdrawal from Indochina in 1954 – following their defeat in the First Indochina War – the Viet Minh to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bu Prang Camp
Bu Prang Camp (also known as Bu Prang Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in Quang Duc Province 5km from the Vietnam-Cambodia border. History The base was located on Route 14, in Tuy Đức district 5 km south of the Cambodian border. The base was established by the Special Forces II CTZ MIKE Force who secured the site in a parachute assault on 5 October 1967. Once the area was secured, Detachment A-236, 5th Special Forces and CIDG forces were brought in by helicopter to establish the base. On 28 October 1969 the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division began a siege of the Camp, Landing Zone Kate and Duc Lap Camp Duc Lap Camp (also known as Duc Lap Special Forces Camp or Hill 722) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base southwest of Buôn Ma Thuột in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. History The 5th Special Forces Gr .... On 1 November when Kate was abandoned the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bù Đốp Camp
Bù Đốp Camp (also known as Bù Đốp Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in Bù Đốp District, Bình Phước Province near the Vietnam- Cambodia border. History The base was located approximately 33 km northeast of Lộc Ninh and 28 km northwest of Sông Bé Base Camp and approximately 5 km from the Cambodian border. The base camp was established by the 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-341 in November 1963. On the night of 20/1 July 1965 two Viet Cong battalions attacked the camp. At daybreak 3 CIDG companies arrived from Camp Bù Gia Mập securing the camp. VC losses were 161 killed. From January through March 1967, repeated contact with the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces was made in the vicinity of the camp. On 14 January a CIDG company from the camp, accompanied by 2 U.S. Special Forces soldiers and 2 Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Special Forces soldiers, departed the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vàm Cỏ Đông River
The Vàm Cỏ Đông River ( vi, Sông Vàm Cỏ Đông) is a river of Vietnam. It flows through the provinces of Tây Ninh Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in south-eastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is approximately to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's la ..., Long An and is 220 kilometres long.It is part of the Đồng Nai River system. Rivers of Tây Ninh province Landforms of Long An province Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Vietnam Air Force
The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; vi, Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH; french: Force aérienne vietnamienne, FAVN) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF) was the aerial branch of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, the official military of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The RVNAF began with a few hand-picked men chosen to fly alongside French pilots during the State of Vietnam era. It eventually grew into the world's fourth largest air force at the height of its power, in 1974, just behind the Soviet Union, the USA, and the People's Republic of China. Other sources state that VNAF was the sixth largest air force in the world, just behind the Soviet Union, the USA, China, France and West Germany. It is an often neglected chapter of the history of the Vietnam War as they operated in the shadow of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was dissolved in 1975 after the Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tây Ninh
Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in south-eastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is approximately to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city. As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,254 over the provincial population of 1,169,165, and a total area of . Tourist attractions The city is known for being the home of the Cao Đài religion, a syncretic Vietnamese faith that includes the teachings of the major world religions. The Cao Đài religion's Holy See, built between 1933 and 1955, is located around to the east of Tây Ninh's city centre. Besides the Cao Đài Holy See, other tourist attractions include: * Black Virgin Mountain, the tallest mountain in southern Vietnam * Dầu Tiếng Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. * Lò Gò Xa Mát National Park * Chùa Thiền Lâm or Gò Kén pagoda * Chàng Riệc forest Notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COSVN
Central Office for South Vietnam (abbreviated COSVN ; vi, Văn phòng Trung ương Cục miền Nam), officially known as the Central Executive Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party from 1962 until its dissolution in 1976, was the American term for the North Vietnamese political and military headquarters inside South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was envisaged as being in overall command of the communist effort in the southern half of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), which included the efforts of both People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), the Viet Cong, and the People's Revolutionary Party. Some doubted its existence but in his memoirs the American commander in South Vietnam, General William Westmoreland, spoke of it as something whose existence and importance were not in doubt. According to PAVN Major General and later dissident Trần Độ, COSVN did, in fact exist and was responsible for organising and directing the Viet Cong and served as overall command. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degar
Montagnard () is an umbrella term for the various indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands of Vietnam. The French language, French term () signifies a mountain dweller, and is a carryover from the French Indochina, French colonial period in Vietnam. In Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, they are known by the term người Thượng (), although this term can also be applied to other List of ethnic groups in Vietnam, minority ethnic groups in Vietnam. In modern Vietnam, both terms are archaic, and indigenous ethnic groups are referred to as ''đồng bào'' () or ''người dân tộc thiểu số'' (). Earlier they were referred to pejoratively as the mọi. Sometimes the term Degar is used for the group as well. Most of those living in the United States refer to themselves as Montagnards, while those living in Vietnam refer to themselves by their individual ethnic group. The Montagnards are most covered in English-language scholarship for their pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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