The Battle for Quang Tri occurred in and around Quảng Trị City (Quảng Trị Province), the northernmost provincial capital of South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive when the Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and American forces across major cities and towns in South Vietnam ...

Quảng Trị Combat Base (also known as Ái Tử Combat Base or simply Quảng Trị) is a former United States Marine Corps, United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.

The rapid defeat of the regimental-size Việt Cộng force that assaulted Quảng Trị city proved to be one of the most decisive victories for US and ARVN forces during the Tết Offensive. Aside from mopping up operations in the countryside, it was effectively …

This monograph focuses on the battles of Quang Tri City and Hue that took place during the 1968 Tet offensive . The offensive itself, an all-out effort by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese...

Quang Tri was one of the most contested areas in South Vietnam where Hanoi troops constantly tried to infiltrate across the borders from Laos and North Vietnam. This prompted U.S. to build a string of bases along the east – west link Route 9.

The First Battle of Quảng Trị (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Trị Thiên) resulted in the first major victory for the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during the Easter Offensive of 1972. Quảng Trị Province was a major battleground for the opposing forces during the Vietnam War .

Located halfway between Dong Ha Combat base and Quang Tri city, this base was established in 1967 as it was slightly further south from the DMZ than Dong Ha, thus being out of range from the PAVN artillery. Mainly a US Marine base, providing a launch point for operations in to the areas south of DMZ. Looking south along the runway at Quang Tri ...

Quang Tri province was at one time one of the most densely militarized regions on the planet. The province shouldered an overwhelmingly disproportionate share of the Vietnam War’s combat, devastation, and loss.

Quang Tri Province was the scene of some of the fiercest ground fighting of the American war, especially from 1966 to the end of the war in 1975, and it was subjected to the heaviest bombing campaign in the history of the world, more than the amount …

2022年4月8日 · The attack to oust the NVA from Quang Tri city was the longest single battle of the Vietnam War—lasting 81 days, June 28-Sept. 16, 1972. The opening salvo of North Vietnam’s offensive occurred on March 30, the Thursday before Easter.