What happened on November 8th in 1965?

Question

Please give me SPECIFIC details, regarding that battle only. I know it involved the 173rd airborne Brigade. Please do not give me anything such as "war" or anything that vauge, and nothing random.

Answer 1

Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation initiated on 5 November 1965 by the 173rd Airborne Brigade, in an area about 15 miles north of Bien Hoa. The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed south of the Dong Nai River while the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, conducted a helicopter assault on an LZ northwest of the Dong Nai and Song Be Rivers. Little contact was made through 7 November, when B and C Companies settled into a night defensive position southeast of Hill 65, a triple-canopy jungled hill.

At about 0600 on the morning of 8 November C Company began a move northwest toward Hill 65, while B Company moved northeast toward Hill 78. Shortly before 0800, C Company was engaged by a sizable enemy force well dug in to the southern face of Hill 65. At 0845, B Company was directed to wheel in place and proceed toward Hill 65 with the intention of relieving C Company.

B Company reached the foot of Hill 65 at about 0930 and moved up the hill. It became obvious that there was a very large enemy force in place on the hill, C Company was getting hammered, and by chance, B Company was forcing the enemy's right flank.

Under pressure from B Company's flanking attack the enemy force—most of a Viet Cong regiment—moved to the northwest, whereupon the B Company commander called in air and artillery fire on the retreating troops. B Company halted in place in an effort to locate and consolidate with C Company's platoons, managing to establish a coherent defensive line running around the hilltop from southeast to northwest, but with little cover on the southern side.

Meanwhile, the VC commander realized that his best chance was to close with the US soldiers so that the 173rd's air and artillery fire could not be effectively employed. He attempted to out-flank the US position atop the hill from both the east and the southwest, moving his troops closer to the Americans. The result was shoulder-to-shoulder attacks up the hillside, hand-to-hand fighting, and isolation of parts of B and C Companies but the Americans held against two such attacks. Although the fighting continued after the second massed attack, it reduced in intensity as the VC commander again attempted to disengage and withdraw. By late afternoon it seemed that contact had been broken off, allowing the two companies to prepare a night defensive position while collecting their dead and wounded in the center of the position. Although a few of the most seriously wounded were extracted by USAF helicopters using Stokes litters , the triple-canopy jungle prevented the majority from being evacuated until the morning of 9 November.

The result of the battle was heavy losses on both sides—48 Paratroopers dead, many more wounded, and 403 dead VC troops.

Answer 2

Operation Hump

Operation Hump
Part of Vietnam War
Date November 5 - November 8, 1965
Location South Vietnam, Bien Hoa
Result American & Australian Standoff

Combatants
United States
Australia North Vietnam
Commanders
173rd Airborne Brigade Viet Cong
Strength
Total Force around 400 around 1200
Casualties
US 48 killed
many wounded
2 Australian MIA (located and repatriated to Australia 5th June 2007) 403 killed

Answer 3

Operation Hump in Vietnam. Suffered a lot of casualities after being ambushed by overwhelming VC.

Answer 4

I believe you are talking about "Operation Hump" during the Viet Nam war.

More than that, I will leave finding the SPECIFIC details up to you. It is available at Wikipedia, as well as other places on the web.

Answer 5

fidel kastro was talking for hours like it usually did. At least now is silent

Answer 6

Watch the Mel Gibson Movie--WE WERE SOLDIERS!!!!