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- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh abstract "The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in northwestern Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), between 21 January and 9 July 1968 during the Vietnam War. The belligerent parties were elements of the United States military III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF), 1st Cavalry Division, the US Seventh Air Force, minor elements of the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) against two to three division-size elements of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).The American command in Saigon initially believed that combat operations around the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) during the summer of 1967 were just part of a series of minor North Vietnamese offensives in the border regions. That appraisal was altered when it was discovered that the NVA was moving major forces into the area during the fall and winter. A build-up of US Marine Corps forces took place and actions around Khe Sanh commenced when the Marine base was isolated. During a series of desperate actions that lasted 5 months and 18 days, Khe Sanh Combat Base and the hilltop outposts around it were under constant North Vietnamese ground, artillery, mortar, and rocket attacks.During the battle, a massive aerial bombardment campaign (Operation Niagara) was launched by the United States Air Force to support the Marine base. Over 100,000 tons of bombs (equivalent in destructive force to five Hiroshima-size atomic bombs) were dropped until mid-April by aircraft of the US Navy, Air Force, and Marines onto the area surrounding Khe Sanh. This was roughly 1,300 tons of bombs dropped daily–five tons for every one of the 20,000 NVA soldiers initially estimated to have been committed to the fighting at Khe Sanh. In addition, 158,000 large-caliber shells were fired on the hills surrounding the base. This expenditure of aerial munitions dwarfs the amount of munitions fired by artillery, which totals eight shells per NVA soldier believed to have been on the battlefield. The campaign used the latest technological advances in order to locate NVA forces for targeting. The logistical effort to support KSCB, once it was isolated overland, demanded the implementation of other tactical innovations in order to keep the Marines supplied.In March 1968, an overland relief expedition (Operation Pegasus) was launched by a combined Marine–Army/South Vietnamese task force that eventually broke through to the Marines at Khe Sanh. American commanders considered the defense of Khe Sanh a success, but shortly after the siege was lifted the new American commander in Vietnam, General Creighton Abrams, decided to dismantle the base rather than risk similar battles in the future. Historians have observed that the Battle of Khe Sanh may have distracted American and GVN attention from the buildup of Viet Cong forces in the south before the early 1968 Tet Offensive. Even at the height of the Tet Offensive, General Westmoreland maintained that the true intentions of the offensive was to distract forces from Khe Sanh.On 19 June 1968, another operation began at Khe Sanh, Operation Charlie, the final evacuation and destruction of the Khe Sanh Combat Base. The Marines withdrew all salvageable material and destroyed everything else. The NVA continued shelling the base, and on 1 July launched a company-sized infantry attack against its perimeter. On 9 July 1968, the flag of the Viet Cong was set up at Ta Con (Khe Sanh) airfield. On 13 July 1968, Ho Chi Minh sent a message to the soldiers of the Route 9–Khe Sanh Front affirming their victory at Khe Sanh. It was the first time in the war that the Americans abandoned a major combat base because of enemy pressure.".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "(2,800-3,500 killed, 9,000+ wounded, 7 missing, 250+ captured)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "12,000+ casualties".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "2,541 wounded (not including ARVN Ranger, RF/PF, Forward Operation Base 3 – US Army and Royal Laotian Army losses)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "2,642 wounded,".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "274 killed".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "485 killed, 2.396 wounded".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "5 ~ 20 killed, wounds unknown".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "7 missing".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "730 killed in action".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "ARVN losses: 229 killed, 436 wounded (not including CIDG, RF/PF and SOG losses)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "At Khe Sanh:".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "At least 11 marines killed, wounded unknown".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "CIDG losses: 1,000 - 1,500 killed or missing, at least 250 captured (in Lang Vei), wounded unknown".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Casualties of USAF personnel:".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Kingdom of Laos: Few hundred casualties".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Operation Charlie for the final evacuation (19 June – 5 July 1968):".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Operation Scotland I (1 November 1967 – 31 March 1968) Operation Pegasus ( 1–14 April 1968):".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Operation Scotland II (15 April 1968 – July 1968):".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh causalties "Total (21 January – 9 July):".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh combatant "Kingdom of Laos".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh combatant "North Vietnam".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh combatant "South Vietnam".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander David_E._Lownds.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander Lê_Quang_Đạo.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander Rathvon_M._Tompkins.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander Tran_Quy_Hai.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander Võ_Nguyên_Giáp.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh commander William_Westmoreland.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh date "1968-07-09".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh isPartOfMilitaryConflict Vietnam_War.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh place Khe_Sanh_Combat_Base.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh place Quảng_Trị_Province.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh place South_Vietnam.
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh result "* July 1968, Americans destroyed the base complex of Khe Sanh and withdrew from the battle area.".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh result "* Khe Sanh was relieved by ground forces on 6 April.".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh result "* North Vietnamese Army gained control of the Khe Sanh region after the American withdrawal.".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh result "* Termination ofMcNamara Line. North Vietnamese lines of communication were extended further into South Vietnam.".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh result "Both sides claimed victory".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "Defense at Route 9: ~16,900 (320th and 324th Division)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "Operation Arc Light and operation Niagara: US Air Forces".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "Operation Pegasus: ~20,000 (1st Air Cavalry and Marine units)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "Siege at Khe Sanh: ~17,200 (304th and 325th Division)".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "~45,000 in total".
- Battle_of_Khe_Sanh strength "~6,000 Marines at the Combat Base of Khe Sanh".
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