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Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
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Battle of Long Tan
1966 battle of the Vietnam War
The Battle of Long Tan took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, East Timor,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Viet Cong
Revolutionary organization active in South Vietnam and Cambodia from 1960 to 1977
The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and conducted military operations under the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Phước Tuy province
Historic province of Vietnam
Phước Tuy was a province of the former South Vietnam.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)