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The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) 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 (1 ATF).
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Aug 18, 2016 · The Battle of Long Tan in a rubber plantation in South Vietnam in 1966 could have been an Australian military disaster, but is instead remembered as a decisive victory.
Official website of the Battle of Long Tan which took place on 18 August 1966 during the Vietnam War. Facts, official documents, timelines, photos, videos.
Aug 17, 2024 · The Battle of Long Tan, fought on August 18th, 1966, is a key battle in Australian military history, and the reason 18th August is designated as Australia’s official Vietnam Veterans’ Day. It was an early defining engagement for the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) during their deployment in Vietnam, where the 108 men of D company, 6th ...
The battle of Long Tan was Australia’s most costly battle in Vietnam. Australian soldiers fought in scores of fierce actions during the war in Vietnam. Few were as intense or dramatic as the actionin the Long Tan rubber plantation on 18 August 1966.
On August 18, 1966, in a rubber plantation near the small village of Long Tan, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers found themselves encircled by an overwhelming force of over 2,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops.
