Battle of Long Tan
The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tan, in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) shortly after its lodgement in Phuoc Tuy. 1 ATF began arriving between April and June 1966, constructing a base at Nui Dat which was located astride a major communist transit and resupply route and was close to a Viet Cong base area. After two months it had moved beyond the initial requirements of establishing itself and securing its immediate approaches, beginning operations to open the province. Meanwhile, in response to the threat posed by 1 ATF a force of between 1,500 and 2,500 men from the Viet Cong 275th Regiment, po
103rd Medium Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
105th Medium Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
1st Australian Task Force
1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
275th Regiment
5th Infantry Division (Vietnam)
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
D445 Battalion
Harry Smith (Australian soldier)
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
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Battle of Long Tan
The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tan, in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) shortly after its lodgement in Phuoc Tuy. 1 ATF began arriving between April and June 1966, constructing a base at Nui Dat which was located astride a major communist transit and resupply route and was close to a Viet Cong base area. After two months it had moved beyond the initial requirements of establishing itself and securing its immediate approaches, beginning operations to open the province. Meanwhile, in response to the threat posed by 1 ATF a force of between 1,500 and 2,500 men from the Viet Cong 275th Regiment, po
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... حاجة للتوسيع. شارك في تحريرها.
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The Battle of Long Tan (18 Aug ...... restore government authority.
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Сражение при Лонгтане — наибол ...... аме, произошедшее в 1966 году.
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1966-08-18
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Decisive Australian victory
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Long Tan Action by Bruce Fletcher
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Bui Quang Chanh
Nguyen Thanh Hong
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... حاجة للتوسيع. شارك في تحريرها.
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The Battle of Long Tan (18 Aug ...... e Viet Cong 275th Regiment, po
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Сражение при Лонгтане — наибол ...... аме, произошедшее в 1966 году.
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Battle of Long Tan
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Сражение при Лонгтане
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معركة لونج تان
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