The Long Hải Hills are hills near Long Hải, in

Long Điền District Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensu ...

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 ...

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. During the

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, the Long Hảis were a Viet Cong base area, known as Minh Dam secret zone. The

VC D445 Battalion The 445th Battalion (D445 for short), also known as the ''D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion'' or the ''Ba Ria Battalion'', was a local force battalion of the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War. History The battalion operated in the Dong Nai riv ...

and VC C25 Long Đất District Company used the hills as a supply and staging area. The

1st Australian Task Force The 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) was a brigade-sized formation which commanded Australian and New Zealand Army units deployed to South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972. 1 ATF was based in a rubber plantation at Nui Dat, north of Bà Rịa i ...

whose Tactical area of responsibility was Phuoc Tuy Province mounted many operations in and around the hills forcing D445 Battalion to eventually withdraw after ''Operation Hammersley'' in February, 1970. When Australian and New Zealand troops began to withdraw in 1971 D445 Battalion was able to regain strength by taking advantage of the reducing strength of anti-communist forces. Today the hills are open to locals, school children, and tourists. Visitors can climb the hills and see the bunkers, tunnels, and ruins of the Vietcong stronghold. Two-thirds of the way up is a temple with a memorial that lists the names of all the Vietcong soldiers who died in battle.Minh Dam Bases - #16 of 42 things to do in Vung Tau, URL: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g303946-d8471987-Reviews-Minh_Dam_Bases-Vung_Tau_Ba_Ria_Vung_Tau_Province.html (Tripadvisor)

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*Rowe, John. ''Vietnam: The Australian Experience'' (Sydney: Time–Life Books Australia and John Ferguson, 1987) Hills of Vietnam Landforms of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province {{Vietnam-geo-stub