Battle of Coral–Balmoral
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The Battle of Coral–Balmoral was a series of actions fought during the Vietnam War between the 1st Australian Task Force and the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 7th Division and Viet Cong (VC) Main Force units, 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of Saigon. Following the defeat of the PAVN/VC Tet Offensive in January and February, in late April two Australian infantry battalions—the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR)—with supporting arms, were again deployed from their base at Nui Dat in Phước Tuy Province to positions astride infiltration routes leading to Saigon to interdict renewed movement against the capital. Part of the wider allied Operation Toan Thang I, it was launched in response to intelligence reports of another impending PAVN/VC offensive, yet the Australians experienced little fighting during this period. Meanwhile, the PAVN/VC successfully penetrated the capital on 5 May, plunging Saigon into chaos during the May Offensive in an attempt to influence the upcoming Paris peace talks scheduled to begin on the 13th. During three days of intense fighting the attacks were repelled by US and South Vietnamese forces, and although another attack was launched by the PAVN/VC several days later, the offensive was again defeated with significant losses on both sides, causing extensive damage to Saigon and many civilian casualties. By 12 May the fighting was over, and the PAVN/VC were forced to withdraw having suffered heavy casualties. US casualties were also heavy and it proved to be their most costly week of the war.
1968
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United States, Australia, New Zealand, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam,
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Location: 11.08, 106.79, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Centurion tank en route to Fire Support Base Coral stops in a Vietnamese village
1st Armoured Regiment Centurions move to Fire Support Base Coral watched by a Sioux helicopter
3RAR soldier carries AK-47 captured in attack on Fire Support Base Balmoral
General Westmoreland inspects weapons captured in the attack on Fire Support Base Balmoral
Wounded North Vietnamese soldiers captured at Fire Support Base Balmoral
General Westmoreland with 1st Armoured Regiment crewmen at Fire Support Base Balmoral
Captured People's Army of Vietnam soldiers are loaded into a UH-1 after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral
A wounded North Vietnamese soldier lies on an improvised stretcher awaiting evacuation at Fire Support Base Balmoral
3RAR soldiers with weapons captured at Fire Support Base Balmoral
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| event | armed conflict | 1965 | Battle of Gang Toi | United States, Australia, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1965 | Battle of Ap Bau Bang | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1966 | Operation Crimp | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1966 | Battle of Suoi Bong Trang | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Battle of Ap Bau Bang II | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive | United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, William Westmoreland, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Hoang Van Thai, military campaign, offensive, Cao Van Vien, Trần Văn Trà | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Battle of Coral–Balmoral | United States, Australia, New Zealand, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, battle | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Operation Babylift | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1771 | Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773 | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1945 | Operation Masterdom | France, United Kingdom, war, Vietnamese Independence League | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Centurion tank en route to Fire Support Base Coral stops in a Vietnamese village | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1st Armoured Regiment Centurions move to Fire Support Base Coral watched by a Sioux helicopter | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 3RAR soldier carries AK-47 captured in attack on Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | General Westmoreland inspects weapons captured in the attack on Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Wounded North Vietnamese soldiers captured at Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | General Westmoreland with 1st Armoured Regiment crewmen at Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Captured People's Army of Vietnam soldiers are loaded into a UH-1 after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A wounded North Vietnamese soldier lies on an improvised stretcher awaiting evacuation at Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 3RAR soldiers with weapons captured at Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 3RAR soldiers with RPD and RPG-7 captured at Fire Support Base Balmoral | Commons | ||
