Bình Giã is a
commune (xã) and village in
Châu Đức District Chu ( or Châu () is a Vietnamese surname. It is transliterated as Zhou (for ''Chu'') and Zhu (for ''Châu'') in Chinese, and Ju in Korean.
Chau is the anglicized variation of Châu.
Notable people with the surname Chu/Châu
* Chu Văn An
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Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu ) is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's Southeast region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast. From 1954 to 1975, under South ...
, in
Vietnam. Bình Giã is known for being the site of a major battle during the
Vietnam War.
The
Battle of Bình Giã took place from December 28-29, 1964, and was one of the first large-scale engagements between the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...
(ARVN) and the
National Liberation Front (NLF) or
Viet Cong. The battle resulted in a victory for the NLF and dealt a blow to the morale of the ARVN and its American allies.
Bình Giã is home to several historical and cultural sites, including the Bình Giã Temple and the Bình Giã Victory Monument. The temple is dedicated to General Nguyen Tri Phuong, a Vietnamese military leader who fought against the
French colonial forces in the 19th century. The Victory Monument commemorates the Battle of Bình Giã and features a statue of a soldier holding a rifle.
Populated places in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province
Communes of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province
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