Battle of Ia Drang

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The Battle of Ia Drang was a pivotal 1965 engagement between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces that marked the first major large-scale helicopter air assault and set the tone for American ground combat in the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
authorsOfAccount Harold G. Moore ⓘ
Joseph L. Galloway ⓘ
belligerent North Vietnam ⓘ
South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

United States ⓘ
casualties over 1,000 North Vietnamese killed (U.S. estimate) ⓘ
over 200 U.S. killed ⓘ
over 300 U.S. wounded ⓘ
commander Chu Huy Man ⓘ
Hal Moore ⓘ
Nguyen Huu An ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Vietnam
date 1965 ⓘ
describedIn We Were Soldiers Once... and Young ⓘ
endDate 1965-11-18 ⓘ
hasSubBattle Battle of LZ Albany ⓘ
Battle of LZ X-Ray ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ia Drang
locatedIn Central Highlands, South Vietnam ⓘ
Pleiku Province ⓘ
militaryUnit 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
32nd Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
33rd Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ⓘ
66th Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
notableFor first large-scale helicopter air assault by U.S. forces ⓘ
first major battle between U.S. forces and North Vietnamese regulars ⓘ
opponent Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf Pleiku Campaign ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
place Ia Drang Valley ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ia Drang
portrayedIn film We Were Soldiers ⓘ
precededBy attacks on Plei Me camp ⓘ
result both sides claimed victory ⓘ
inconclusive ⓘ
startDate 1965-11-14 ⓘ
strategicSignificance convinced North Vietnamese leadership that attrition strategy could work against U.S. ⓘ
influenced U.S. escalation and reliance on air mobility in Vietnam ⓘ
tacticalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of airmobile tactics ⓘ
terrain jungle ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
typeOfOperation airmobile operation ⓘ
search and destroy operation ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
helicopter gunships ⓘ

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