Battle of Nam Dong
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The battle of Nam Đông took place from July 5–6, 1964 during the Vietnam War, when the Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked the Nam Đông CIDG camp in an attempt to overrun it. During the battle, 57 South Vietnamese defenders, two Americans, an Australian Military advisor, and at least 62 attackers were killed.
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Battle of Nam Dong | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Vietnam United States Australia |
Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Roger H. C. Donlon | Unknown | ||||||
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360 ARVN/CIDG 12 Green Berets 1 Advisor | ~800–900 guerrillas[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
57 killed[3] 2 killed 1 killed | 62 killed |
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