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- The only combat troops remaining in Vietnam were a platoon guarding the Australian embassy in Saigon, which was withdrawn in June 1973. The Australian commitment consisted predominantly of army personnel, but significant numbers of air force and navy personnel and some civilians also took part.
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Nevertheless, Australian troops from the Australian Embassy Platoon remained deployed in the country until 1 July 1973, [2] and Australian forces were deployed briefly in April 1975, during the fall of Saigon, to evacuate personnel from the Australian embassy.
- 31 July 1962 – 18 December 1972
- Republic of Vietnam
- Approximately 61,000 military personnel
- To support South Vietnam against Communist attacks
Aug 18, 2023 · Key points: The last Australian troops were sent home from Vietnam in 1973. About 60,000 Australians served in the conflict, 523 of whom were killed. A national ceremony was held today in Canberra to pay respect to those who served in the conflict.
When the Australian Military Forces, Vietnam, disbanded on 5 March 1972, it was replaced with the smaller Australian Army Assistance Group Vietnam (AAAGV). The role of the AAAGV was to help train South Vietnamese ground forces and Cambodian troops in South Vietnam.
The only combat troops remaining in Vietnam were a platoon guarding the Australian embassy in Saigon. These six soldiers were the last to leave on 30 June 1973, however over the course of Australia’s longest 20 th century conflict, many soldiers were involved in safeguarding our Embassy.
Australia's last combat troops came home in March 1972, about 3 years before the war ended. Some Australians returned to Vietnam in 1975 to help with evacuations and humanitarian work during the war's final days.
The only combat troops remaining in Vietnam were a platoon guarding the Australian embassy in Saigon, which was withdrawn in June 1973. The Australian commitment consisted predominantly of army personnel, but significant numbers of air force and navy personnel and some civilians also took part.
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.
