Battle of Binh Ba

The Battle of Binh Ba, also known as Operation Hammer, took place during the Vietnam War. The action occurred when Australian Army troops from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fought a combined force of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC), including a company from the PAVN 33rd Regiment and elements of the VC D440 Battalion, in the village of Bình Ba, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province. The battle was unusual in Australian combat experience in South Vietnam as it involved fierce close-quarter house-to-house fighting, although the majority of enemy killed was through heavy artillery and air-bombardment. In response to PAVN/VC attempts to capture Binh Ba the Australians assaulted the village with infantry, armour and helicopter gunships, routing the VC and largely destroying the village itself. Such battles were not the norm in Phuoc Tuy, however, and the heavy losses suffered by the PAVN/VC forced them to temporarily leave the province. Although the Australians did encounter PAVN/VC Main Force units in the years to come, the battle marked the end of such large-scale clashes, and ranks as one of the major Australian victories of the war.

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1969  Wikidata
battle, Vietnam, 

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Location: 10.59, 107.23, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1969 Battle of Binh Ba

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1964 — 1965 Battle of Binh Gia

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1966 Battle of Xa Cam My

1966-08-18T00:00:00Z

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1966 Battle of Long Tan

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1967 Operation Bribie

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1967 Battle of Suoi Chau Pha

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1968 — 1969 Battle of Hat Dich

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1971-09-21T00:00:00Z

1971 Battle of Nui Le

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1964	Battle of Binh Gia	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Battle of Xa Cam My	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Battle of Long Tan	United States, Australia, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Bribie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Battle of Suoi Chau Pha	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Hat Dich	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1969	Battle of Binh Ba	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1971	Battle of Nui Le	United States, battle	Wikidata