Battle of Gang Toi (original) (raw)

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The Battle of Gang Toi (8 November 1965) was fought during the Vietnam War between Australian troops and the Viet Cong. The battle was one of the first engagements between the two forces during the war and occurred when A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) struck a Viet Cong bunker system defended by Company 238 in the Gang Toi Hills, in northern Bien Hoa Province. It occurred during a major joint US-Australian operation codenamed Operation Hump, involving the US 173rd Airborne Brigade, to which 1 RAR was attached. During the latter part of the operation an Australian rifle company clashed with an entrenched company-sized Viet Cong force in well-prepared defensive positions. Meanwhile, an American paratroop battalion was also heavily engaged in fighting on the other side of the Song Dong Nai. The Australians were unable to concentrate sufficient combat power to launch an assault on the position and consequently they were forced to withdraw after a fierce engagement during which both sides suffered a number of casualties, reluctantly leaving behind two men who had been shot and could not be recovered due to heavy machine-gun and rifle fire. Although they were most likely dead, a battalion-attack to recover the missing soldiers was planned by the Australians for the next day, but this was cancelled by the American brigade commander due to rising casualties and the need to utilise all available helicopters for casualty evacuation. The bodies of the two missing Australian soldiers were subsequently recovered more than 40 years later, and were finally returned to Australia for burial. (en)
La bataille de Gang Toi est un engagement entre les forces armées australiennes et les forces armées vietcong lors de la guerre du Viêt Nam qui se déroule le 8 novembre 1965. (fr)

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2 killed

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Viet Cong

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1965-11-08 (xsd:date)

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Minor Viet Cong tactical victory

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unknown
120 men

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A soldier holding a map is talking while two other soldiers sitting nearby look on while taking notes. (en)

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Second Lieutenant Clive Williams during orders with his section commanders. (en)

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2 (xsd:integer)
5 (xsd:integer)
6 (xsd:integer)

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Viet Cong (en)

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John Healy (en)
Lou Brumfield (en)
Nguyễn Văn Bảo (en)

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Battle of Gang Toi (en)

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1965-11-08 (xsd:date)

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300 (xsd:integer)

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the Vietnam War (en)

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Gang Toi Hills, Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam (en)

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Minor Viet Cong tactical victory (en)

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120 (xsd:integer)
unknown (en)

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1 (xsd:integer)
161 (xsd:integer)
A Company 1 RAR (en)
Company 238 (en)

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11.06 106.97

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La bataille de Gang Toi est un engagement entre les forces armées australiennes et les forces armées vietcong lors de la guerre du Viêt Nam qui se déroule le 8 novembre 1965. (fr)
The Battle of Gang Toi (8 November 1965) was fought during the Vietnam War between Australian troops and the Viet Cong. The battle was one of the first engagements between the two forces during the war and occurred when A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) struck a Viet Cong bunker system defended by Company 238 in the Gang Toi Hills, in northern Bien Hoa Province. It occurred during a major joint US-Australian operation codenamed Operation Hump, involving the US 173rd Airborne Brigade, to which 1 RAR was attached. During the latter part of the operation an Australian rifle company clashed with an entrenched company-sized Viet Cong force in well-prepared defensive positions. Meanwhile, an American paratroop battalion was also heavily engaged in fighting on the other (en)

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