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Facts, figures, timeline, maps the battle of long tan. The action was fought between viet cong vc and peoples army of vietnam pavn units and elements of the 1st australian task force 1 atf. The battle lines are drawn as locke puts his plan into action, which could finally liberate him from the island, on lost, sunday, may 23 9. The battle of long tan took place on 18 august 1966, in a rubber plantation called long tan in phuoc tuy province south vietnam, approximately 5kms away from the 1atf australian task force base which was situated at nui dat. The australian battle casualties were 18 killed and 24 wounded, considering the. Maj harry smith oc d coy, 6rar, 2lt dave sabben commander. Facts and figures about the battle of long tan battle of. On august 18, 1966, the battle of long tan took place in the long tan rubber. Australian soldiers during the battle of long tan in vietnam. The battle of long tan vietnam veterans association of australia. This is the book written by the seven long tan commanders. Ive created a new battle of long tan website with a lot more information and resources, please check it out as part of the work behind this project, i undertook more than 2 years of extensive research in order to ensure accuracy of our the battle of long tan documentary and the upcoming long tan feature film. Pole mokotowskie informator pola mokotowskiego zajrzyj na. Download a complete list of names of those who fought in the battle of long tan.

Total casualties from the battle of long tan australia 18 killed names, ranks and ages listed later in document. Nui dat is situated to the ne of the then and now city of ba ria in the heart of viet cong territory. To ask other readers questions about the battle of long tan, please sign up. In terry burstalls book the soldiers story he quotes in his preface my. The book also debunks some of the revisionism, notably that promoted by the vietnamese themselves, regarding nva number and casualties and whole ambush. August 18, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of long tan, australias first major conflict in the vietnam war. Other australian forces were located at a logistics base at vung tau on the coast to the sw.

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The australian forces had withdrawn to evacuate their casualties and formed a defensive position overnight. Residents should also clean or remove any items on their personal property that can collect rain or sprinkler water and serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes, such as clogged. As part of the work behind our battle of long tan documentary and our movie danger close. Vw has not upgraded it to get the much better combination of 1. The viet vets themselves chose the battle of long tan to be the centrepiece of their day. Battle of long tan events date and location o the battle of long tan took place on 18 august 1966, in a rubber plantation called long tan, approximately 5kms away from the 1atf australian task force base at nui dat, phuoc tuy province, south vietnam. Mcaulays book was the first major study of the most important battle fought by. Total australian and enemy casualties as a result of the battle of long tan. The battle of long tan 18 august 1966 took place in a rubber plantation near long tan, in phu. The battle of long tan 18 august 1966 took place in a rubber plantation near long tan.

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