Operation Hump
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operation-hump-171-9788412
title:
Operation Hump
text:
Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation initiated by United States and Australian forces on 5 November 1965, during the Vietnam War. The US-Australian objective was to drive out Viet Cong (VC) unit who had taken up positions on several key hills in War Zone D in an area about 17.5 miles (28.2 km) north of Bien Hoa. The U.S. 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (1/503rd), 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted a helicopter assault on an LZ northwest of the Dong Nai River and Song Be River.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Part of the Vietnam War (1965)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hump
date created:
2006-07-10T16:29:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T06:31:59Z
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