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    The Battle of Ấp Bắc was a major battle fought on 2 January 1963 during the Vietnam War, in Định Tường Province (now part of Tiền Giang Province), South...
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    Huỳnh Văn Cao (category Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals)
    Washington Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2013-10-08. "The Battle at Ap Bac Changed America's View of the Vietnam War". Historynet.com. 2010-05-21. Archived...
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  • Lý Tòng Bá (category Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals)
    Mechanized Rifle Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.: 24  During the Battle of Ap Bac Bá was ordered to rescue ARVN forces who had been cut off, but he refused...
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    John Paul Vann (category Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients)
    war was being prosecuted, in particular the disastrous Battle of Ap Bac. Directing the battle from a spotter plane overhead, he earned the Distinguished...
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  • 1963 — NLF victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. May 8, 1963 — Buddhists demonstrate in Huế, South Vietnam after the display of religious flags were prohibited...
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  • account of the shambolic Battle of Ap Bac on January 2, 1963, in which the South Vietnamese army suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Viet...
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    Battle of Ap Bac was the first major combat victory by the VC against the ARVN and U.S. forces. The battle took place near the hamlet of Ap Bac, 65 km (40 mi)...
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    Robert McNamara (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
    shattered by the Battle of Ap Bac when three Viet Cong (VC) companies were encircled by the ARVN's 7th Division in the village of Ap Bac. Despite being...
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  • Province, after the General Staff of the Viet Cong (VC) called for "another Ap Bac" on South Vietnamese forces. The intent of the operation was to drive out...
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  • Le Quan Cong (category Vietnamese people of the Vietnam War)
    the hamlet of Ap Bac, near the village of Tan Thoi, when it was attacked in january 2, 1963, in what became known as the Battle of Ap Bac. Along with...
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    (1954-1963): The Battle of Ap Bac. Createspace Independent Pub. ISBN 978-1-5004-3966-8. The Pastoral Review. 1970. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons...
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    7th Division (South Vietnam) (category Divisions of South Vietnam)
    increasing tempo of operations that did not actually exist.: 48  On 2 January 1963 the Division's 11th Regiment took part in the Battle of Ap Bac, a disastrous...
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    during the Sri Lankan Civil War) Battle of Ap Bac In March, Ukraine ordered the detainment of three former top managers of Antonov State Enterprise, including...
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  • In 1991, a shrine called "Miếu Bắc Bỏ" (meaning "shrine of those who leave the North") has been built by the locals of Ap Da Bien to honor the PAVN soldiers...
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  • Wind – April, 1975 Battle of Ap Bac – January 2, 1963 Battle of Go Cong – September 3, 1963 Battle of Kien Long – April 11–15, 1964 Battle of Long Dinh – February...
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    M113 armored personnel carrier (category Armoured personnel carriers of the Cold War)
    units were fielded for the first time. During the Battle of Ap Bac in January 1963, at least fourteen of the exposed .50 caliber gunners aboard the M113s...
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    began developing counter helicopter techniques, and at the Battle of Ap Bac in January 1963, 13 of 15 helicopters were hit and four shot down. The Army began...
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    Bùi Đình Đạm (category Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals)
    and General Staff College As a Colonel Bui was a key figure at the Battle of Ap Bac. He held various position in the ARVN: Platoon Leader, Company Leader:...
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    United States news media and the Vietnam War (category Media coverage of conflicts)
    1963, South Vietnamese forces engaged the Viet Cong at the Battle of Ap Bac. The reporting of what became a debacle for the South Vietnamese military, and...
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    Field artillery (category Military history of the Ming dynasty)
    (1941) Battle of Tuloksa Battle of Oktwin Battle of Mong Cai Battle for Narva Bridgehead Battle of Ap Bac Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River Battle of the Imjin...
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  • Guards Dinh Tuong Regiment at the Battle of Ap Bac, 1962. Corps Detachment B, part of the German 8th Army at the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket. B-Force...
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    the wife of a colleague. Both were apparently overcome by poisonous fumes in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney. The Battle of Ap Bac in South...
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    of Laos. The inept performance of the ARVN was exemplified by failed actions such as the Battle of Ấp Bắc on 2 January 1963, in which a small band of...
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  • This is a list of wars involving the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its predecessor states. During this period, there existed 3 dynasties and 3 lordships:...
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    under ARVN/US attacks. Foxholes dug by VC troops during the victorious Battle of Ap Bac are testimony to the insurgents almost religious dedication to field...
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    forces, with U.S. advisors, took severe defeats at the Battle of Ap Bac in January, and the Battle of Go Cong in September. This has been considered the trigger...
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  • the hamlet of Ap Bac (10°26′17.23″N 106°11′45.42″E / 10.4381194°N 106.1959500°E / 10.4381194; 106.1959500) commemorates the Battle of Ap Bac in January...
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    Airborne forces (category Types of military forces)
    Timorese gunmen. In 1963, in the Battle of Ap Bac, ARVN forces delivered airborne troops by helicopter and air drop. The use of helicopter-borne airmobile troops...
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    People's Army of Vietnam. Battle of Ap Bac - 2 January, 1963 Battle of Hiep Hoa - 22 November, 1963 Attack on USNS Card - May 2, 1964 Battle of An Lão - December...
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    defeat of government troops at the first major battle of the Vietnam War known as the Battle of Ap Bac. President John F. Kennedy tried to get The New...
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