Photo by SP5 James Doyle, PIO 4th ID LZ Jenny . In November 1967, North Vietnamese Army (NVA) units were determined to rid the Central Highlands of American forces. In this operation, elements of the 4th Division became involved in the harsh Battle of Dak To in November. I began my second tour of duty in Vietnam on December 7, 1971. after battle April 1, 1970 Photo: Ralph Jones . The NVA poured thousands of troops into an area where the borders of Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam meet.

Operations - Phase I & Phase II . LZ Joan . THE HERO OF THE BATTLE OF KONTUM REFUTES NEIL SHEEHAN. The Battle of Kontum . These operations were designed to pull ARVN forces east away from a thrust against Kontum and Pleiku in the Central Highlands. The Battle of Dak To took place between 3 and 22 November, and was one of the major battles of the Vietnam War and one of the bloodiest. On January 10, 1968 VC sappers attacked the airfield at Kontum, destroying 4 helicopters and damaging 11 others. Date June – November 1967 Location Dak To, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam Belligerents United States North Vietnamese Republic of Army Vietnam Viet Cong The research for this After Action Report included OPERATIONAL REPORTS, DAILY STAFF JOURNALS and DUTY OFFICER S LOGS at the Battalion, Brigade and Division levels located in the National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Battle of Kontum On April 5, Viet Cong forces attacked firebases and Highway 1 in coastal Binh Dinh Province. It was the first known mass surrender offer of... Read More. The Kontum airstrip runway Photograph courtesy of Gary Overby [ Return to Index ] [ Return to Introduction ] Kontum Province, II Corps, South Vietnam Location, Kontum Description: The 24th NVA Regt, the 304th VC Bn and the 406th Sapper Bn attacked the MACV compound, post office, airfield, and 24th ARVN STZ headquarters. It is here in the Memories Book of the Battle of Kontum web site with the permission of Bill Reeder.
A Battery supported 24th Special Tactical Zone Operations in the Dak To/Ben Het area. Background, Operational Planning & Deployment . In Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam, Thomas P. McKenna fills this gap, offering the only in-depth account available of this violent engagement. Download printable copy of the article. Some of the most ferocious combat of Tet-68 transpired in Kontum city. Land mine victim Duc Co Photo: Dave Fogg . President Nixon’s policy of withdrawal through “Vietnamization” was well underway. The lead-up to the Battle of Kontum began in mid-1971, when North Vietnam decided that its victory in Operation Lam Son 719 indicated that the time had come for large-scale conventional offensives that could end the war quickly. During the last two weeks of May 1972, Kontum was the scene of a violent struggle between the 23rd Division and the equivalent of … Photo: Chas Hurst . This article about a brave ARVN general deserves to be published, but the author, an American veteran who interviewed the general personally, does not have any contacts with websites that would be suitable for this. Later In 1967, the division's 1st and 2nd brigades participated in Operation MacArthur in Kontum Province. Battle of Kontum May 2, 1972. Lebanon Daily News . On 04 May A Battery (-) moved to FSB 1, Dak To (ZB003215) with the mission of GSR 1/92nd Artillery. C Battery (-) was located at LZ Bass (ZA028935) 22 km west of Kontum and C Battery Platoon was located at FSB 12, Ben Het, 15 km northwest of Dak To. InKontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam,Thomas P. McKenna fills this gap, offering the only in-depth account available of this violent engagement. Dedicated to those who were there. In this adaptation from his new book, Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam, McKenna offers a firsthand account of the pivotal hours in the battle. Some of the most ferocious combat of Tet-68 transpired in Kontum city. Battle of Kontum Overview; As part of the Easter Offensive, two North Vietnamese army divisions, supported by tanks and heavy artillery, launch an assault on Kontum, a key provincial capital city in the Central Highlands.

The division continued to patrol the Pleiku and Kontum provinces of the western highlands throughout 1968 and 1969.

Kontum . Battle of The Slopes Vietnam A U.S. soldier calls for a medic to help a wounded friendly as the 1st Battalion, 503rd U.S. Infantry battles for Hill 882, southwest of Dak To, November, 1967. A couple of weeks later the 4th Infantry Division's intelligence assets determined that the 24th Regiment of the North Vietnamese Army was moving in the direction Download printable copy of the article.
The centerpiece of the battle was the 110-hour fight for Hill 875. Kontum TET Offensive Feb 1, 1968 - 1/22 IN Soldiers react to sniper fire as they patrol the streets of Kontum, searching for members of the 24th NVA Regiment. Tank(dead) on perimeter Kontum, Central Highlands Tank was supposed to …