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An Lộc is the capital of Bình Long Province located northwest of Military Region III.During North Vietnam's Easter Offensive (known in Vietnam as the Nguyen Hue Offensive) of 1972, An Lộc was at the centre of the PAVN strategy, its location on Route QL-13 near Base Area 708 in Cambodia allowed safeguarding supplies based out of a "neutral" location in order to reduce exposure to U.S. bombing.
The base appears to have been initially used to support Operation Junction City in February–May 1967.. The base was established in 1967 on the site of a former French rubber plantation and was located approximately 6 km east of An Lộc in Bình Long Province.
An Lộc is a ward (phường) of Bình Long town, Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. [1] It was the site of the Battle of An Lộc. References
The Battle of An Loc Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine - Battle Overview, Photos, Personal Accounts and Links. Battle of An Loc (Valiant Binh Long) Battle of An Loc - by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Willbanks; Communist Battle Plans for An Lộc; Vietnam War Internet Project; Texas Tech University Vietnam Project - Major Vietnam Era ...
An Lộc may refer to several places in Vietnam, including: An Lộc, Bình Phước, a ward of Bình Long; An Lộc, Đồng Tháp, a ward of Hồng Ngự town; An Lộc, Hà Tĩnh, a commune of Lộc Hà District
An Hòa was located southeast of a major Vietcong (VC)/People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base area known as the Arizona Territory across the Vu Gia River. [ 2 ] : 41 The base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when the 1st Battalion, 12th Marines established a firebase there while the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines ...
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1st Infantry Division operations in Binh Guong Province that extended to include the Loc Ninh area of Bình Long Province after PAVN/VC attacks on Loc Ninh on 29 October 1967. The Battle of Ong Thanh took place when U.S. forces were ambushed by a superior communist force. Bing Guong and Bình Long Provinces. Sep 29 – Oct 11