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until aided by US Cavalry forces. The assault slowly continued on 9 May finding 45 VC dead. On 10 May the 33rd
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600 PAVN troops were estimated as killed during the action, casualties in the three-day fight totaled 75 percent of the ARVN battalion. PAVN attention then shifted to Ranger South, where 400 ARVN troops, including the 109 survivors of Ranger North, held the outpost for another two days before
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tanks. The ARVN held on tenaciously throughout the night. By the afternoon of the 20th, the 39th Ranger
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preparing to mount an attack on the positions of the 37th Ranger
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which blocked the avenues for attack on Kontum. Polei Kleng, defended by the 62nd Border Rangers, had been subjected to artillery fire since 24 April, but from midday on 6 May the volume of fire increased dramatically with over 500 rounds systematically destroying the base bunkers and an infantry
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to recapture Ba Gia which had been captured the previous day by the VC. The VC first attacked the 2nd Battalion, 51st Infantry and then ambushed the 3rd Marine Battalion as it attempted to support the 2/51st forcing both units to retreat to Phuoc Loc. On the morning of 31 May the VC renewed their
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rockets against PAVN tanks. The second assault on 15 April was also repulsed and the defenders were reinforced by the arrival of the 1st Airborne Brigade and 81st Ranger Group. The PAVN bombarded the town and gradually reduced the defensive line, while all the time being battered by US and South
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strikes, was concentrated on the attacking PAVN. On the night of 7 May the PAVN attempted another assault but were again repulsed suffering 300 killed. On the morning of 9 May the ARVN abandoned the base in the face of a PAVN tank and infantry assault, only 97 ARVN and their dependents reaching
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missiles, thereby breaking up the attack. The Rangers spent the rest of the day stabilising the perimeter ultimately destroying 11 tanks and killing over 100 PAVN. In early May the 2nd and 6th Ranger Groups deployed along Route 14 north of Kontum were replaced by the 45th and 46th Regiments,
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assault by the PAVN 64th Regiment penetrated the perimeter. At 19:00 the two U.S. advisers at the base were evacuated by helicopter. The attack was repulsed and the ARVN continued to hold for a further 3 days during which time U.S. airpower, including gunships and 16
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safety in Kontum. On 9 May, elements of the PAVN 203rd Armored Regiment assaulted Ben Het which was defended by the 85th Border Rangers and the 1st Squadron, 19th Armored Cavalry Regiment equipped with
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tanks. The Rangers destroyed the first three PT-76 tanks with
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camp against attack by the PAVN 5th Division which began the
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with the 30th and 33rd Rangers suffering severe losses.
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Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack
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1945:. United States Army Center of Military History.
1802:. Center of Military History United States Army.
1631:. United States Army Center of Military History.
1530:. United States Army Center of Military History.
1385:Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975
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1757:U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968, the Defining Year
1466:A Diary on the Battle of Ba Gia. Saigon-Gia Dinh
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637:Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh
1564:U.S. Marines in Vietnam: An Expanding War 1966
1153:Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces
1096:42nd Ranger Border Defense Group – Chi Long HQ
1093:41st Ranger Border Defense Group – Chi Long HQ
588:with the ARVN 3rd Marine Battalion and the US
562:the 5th Ranger Group participated with the US
353:which were drawn from Viet Minh defectors and
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2210:Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973–75
1712:United States Army Center of Military History
2945:South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia
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1453:. National Politics Publishing. p. 118.
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458:On the afternoon of 10 June 1965 during the
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1449:Nguyen, Dinh Uoc; Nguyen, Van Minh (1997).
1426:Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War 1954–1965
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365:and frontier skirmishes in 1973 and 1974.
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1846:. Headquarters Pacific Air Force.
1382:Veith, George J. (27 July 2018).
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2272:More about the ARVN Rangers
1704:Fulton, William B. (1985).
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1484:Shulimson, Jack (1978).
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733:On 31 August during the
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517:People's Army of Vietnam
226:("Fight for our people")
2503:Combined Action Program
1980:. John Wiley and Sons.
1870:Smith, Charles (1988).
873:In May 1972 during the
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532:101st Airborne Division
526:From 2–21 June 1966 in
511:and elements of the US
503:From 5–7 March 1966 in
411:U.S. Army Ranger School
2267:About the ARVN Rangers
2208:Veith, George (2012).
1796:Villard, Erik (2017).
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1176:Uniforms and equipment
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1943:Operation Lam Sơn 719
1844:The Defense of Saigon
1464:Comrade T.N. (1965).
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998:Corps Ranger Liaisons
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707:Operation Quyet Thang
705:after the successful
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586:Operation Coronado II
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2095:Lam, Thi Q. (2009).
1424:Moyar, Mark (2006).
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969:Battle of Thượng Đức
962:Battle of Svay Rieng
852:Binh Long Provincial
842:At the start of the
617:26th Marine Regiment
613:Khe Sanh Combat Base
450:and one squadron of
448:3rd Marine Battalion
172:32 Border Battalions
169:22 Ranger Battalions
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1388:. Encounter Books.
1361:. Open Road Media.
1221:Sir Robert Thompson
951:Battle of Quang Duc
785:Svay Rieng Province
735:Phase III Offensive
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552:U.S. Special Forces
528:Operation Hawthorne
513:1st Marine Division
486:3rd Marine Division
460:Battle of Đồng Xoài
431:In May 1965 in the
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2498:Presidential Guard
2006:www.historynet.com
1208:A total of 11 U.S
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426:Battle of Binh Gia
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316:search and destroy
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213:("Striped Tigers")
157:Search and destroy
153:Counter-insurgency
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2512:ARVN Sub-branches
1316:www.anai-asso.org
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568:Gia Định Province
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