Chí Linh Camp (also known as Chí Linh SF Camp) is a former U.S. Army and

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(ARVN) base west of

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in Binh Phuoc Province, southern

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History

The 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-333 first established a base here in January 1967. The base was located on Highway 14 16 km west of Đồng Xoài. By late 1972 Chí Linh was defended by Regional Forces and due to

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...

(PAVN) road interdiction it could only be resupplied by air. In April 1974 Chí Linh was defended by the 215th Regional Force Company with a platoon of two 105 mm howitzers. The PAVN 7th Division attacked Chí Linh in the first week of April, quickly damaging the two howitzers and destroying the ammunition dump. On 5 April the PAVN 3rd Battalion, 141st Regiment, with the division's 28th Sapper and 22d Artillery Battalion supporting, overran the base. By 10 April, about half of the defenders and 20 dependents had straggled into Đồng Xoài or

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to the west. The rest, about 50 men, remained unaccounted for. With the elimination of Chí Linh, the PAVN 7th Division enjoyed unimpeded movement along Highway 14 between Chơn Thành and Đồng Xoài, from north to south along the Sông Bé corridor, and had reduced the effectiveness of the South Vietnamese defenses at Đồng Xoài and Chơn Thành.

Current use

The base is now forestry and housing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chi Linh Camp Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Buildings and structures in Bình Phước province