Battle of An Lao

1964 CE.

Shown on the map at 14.558°, 108.800°.

The Battle of An Lão took place during the Vietnam War in the An Lão District of Bình Định Province between 7 and 9 December 1964. The battle was part of a larger operation by the communist 5th Military Region known as Campaign An Lão to capture An Lão valley, and use it as a corridor between their military bases in Quảng Ngãi Province and Bình Định Province. The battle was initiated by offensive actions conducted jointly by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces and Viet Cong (VC) guerrillas when they captured the An Lão district headquarters in the coastal Bình Định province within the II Corps tactical zone. For three days, this joint military force successfully repelled large numbers of counterattacking Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of An Lão, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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