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U.S intelligence indicated that the 325C Division was operating in the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone]] by July 1967.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coan|first=James|title=Con Thien: The Hill of Angels|publisher=University of Alabama Press|year=2004|isbn=0-8173-1414-8|page=137}}</ref> |
U.S intelligence indicated that the 325C Division was operating in the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone]] by July 1967.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coan|first=James|title=Con Thien: The Hill of Angels|publisher=University of Alabama Press|year=2004|isbn=0-8173-1414-8|page=137}}</ref> |
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On 3 February 1968, a battalion of the 325C attacked the Marines on Hill 861A north of [[Khe Sanh Combat Base]], the attack was repulsed with 7 Marines and 109 NVA killed.<ref name="Woodruff108-9">Woodruff, p. 108-9.</ref> |
On 3 February 1968, a battalion of the 325C attacked the Marines on Hill 861A north of [[Khe Sanh Combat Base]], the attack was repulsed with 7 Marines and 109 NVA killed.<ref name="Woodruff108-9">Woodruff, p. 108-9.</ref> |
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On the night of 6/7 February, the 101st Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment (attached to the [[304 Division (Vietnam)|304th Division]], supported by 12 [[PT-76]] lights tanks of the 203d Armored Regiment [[Battle of Lang Vei|overran the US special forces camp at Lang Vei]] killing 316 of the camp's defenders including 7 Americans for the loss of 90 NVA killed and 7 tanks destroyed.<ref name="Woodruff109-10">Woodruff, p. 109-10.</ref> |
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On 8 February a reinforced Battalion of the 101st Regiment attacked a [[9th Marine Regiment (United States)|9th Marines']] position west of the Combat Base, 21 Marines and 150 NVA were killed.<ref name="Woodruff110-1">Woodruff, p. 110-1.</ref> |
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==Present Day== |
==Present Day== |
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Revision as of 12:12, 30 July 2014
| 325th Infantry Division | |
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| Active | 1951-present |
| Allegiance |  Vietnam |
| Branch | Vietnam People's Army |
| Typ | Infantry |
| Role | Mechanized infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | 2nd Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Bắc Giang, Vietnam |
| Engagements | Battle of Khe Sanh Battle of Lang Vei |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Tran Quy Ha |
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The 312th Infantry Division is a division of the People's Army of Vietnam, first formed in March 1951 from independent units in Thừa Thiên, it is likely that it only became fully operational in mid-1952. It was one of the 6 original "Iron and Steel" Divisions of the Viet Minh.[1]: 150
First Indochina War
In December 1953 the 325th took part in the Viet Minh probe into Laos.[2]
In late December 1953 seven battalions from Regiment 101 of the 325th and Regiment 66 of the 304th Division moving from Vinh attacked isolated French outposts in the Annamite Range in Annam and Central Laos.[3]
Vietnam War
The 95th Infantry Regiment arrived in Kon Tum Province in December 1964.[4]: 66 In February 1965 the 95th was joined by the 101st Infantry Regiment.[5]
U.S intelligence indicated that the 325C Division was operating in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone by July 1967.[6]
On 3 February 1968, a battalion of the 325C attacked the Marines on Hill 861A north of Khe Sanh Combat Base, the attack was repulsed with 7 Marines and 109 NVA killed.[7]
On the night of 6/7 February, the 101st Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment (attached to the 304th Division, supported by 12 PT-76 lights tanks of the 203d Armored Regiment overran the US special forces camp at Lang Vei killing 316 of the camp's defenders including 7 Americans for the loss of 90 NVA killed and 7 tanks destroyed.[8]
On 8 February a reinforced Battalion of the 101st Regiment attacked a 9th Marines' position west of the Combat Base, 21 Marines and 150 NVA were killed.[9]
Present Day
Today the division is part of the 2nd Corps (Vietnam People's Army).
References
- ^ Windrow, Martin (2004). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 0-297-84671-X.
- ^ Windrow, p. 195.
- ^ Windrow, p. 274.
- ^ Woodruff, Mark (2000). Unheralded Victory. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-472540-9.
- ^ Woodruff, p. 66.
- ^ Coan, James (2004). Con Thien: The Hill of Angels. University of Alabama Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-8173-1414-8.
- ^ Woodruff, p. 108-9.
- ^ Woodruff, p. 109-10.
- ^ Woodruff, p. 110-1.