The May Tao Secret Zone was located in the
Mây Tào Mountains The Mây Tào Mountains are a set of tortoise shaped mountains 45 kilometres north east of Nui Dat and was primarily located in Bình Tuy Province and partly with the Phước Tuy Province and Long Khánh Province. Nui Mây Tào was the topograph ...
of
South Vietnam, a heavily forested area located at the intersection of
Long Khánh,
Phước Tuy and
Bình Tuy Provinces, that served as a
Viet Cong
,
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, active ...
(VC) divisional sanctuary. The zone was the location of the headquarters for the VC
5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
* 5th Division (Australia)
*5th Division (People's Republic of China)
* 5th Division (Colombia)
*Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
* 5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
*5th Mo ...
and
275th Regiment
The 275th Regiment, also known as ''275 Viet Cong Main Force Regiment'', was a regiment of the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War. The regiment was formed in May 1965.
History
The 275th Regiment, with nickname "Cá Gô" 55 Regiment - was part o ...
.
It was the site of numerous U.S, and Australia and New Zealand military operations during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by 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 a ...
.
References
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Southeast (Vietnam)
Base areas of the Viet Cong