| Battle of Cha La | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| * One company of the 32nd/21st Division * One company of regional forces |
* MR9's 306th battalion * U Minh 1 batallion * One AA MG battalion * Local irregulars |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400+ KIA | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Cha La was a battle of the Vietnam War. The assault by Viet Cong forces was one in a series of attacks since the battle of Ap Bac back in January.
The Viet Cong attacked what it called an "extermination camp" in Cha La (Vietnamese: Chà Là), Ca Mau Province. The ARVN defenders suffered more than four-hundred casualties. The US lost 18 aircraft and helicopters.
References
- Quoc Vinh, Tran(1965), Quan Doi Nhan Dan: Resolutely defeat the American aggressors. Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Lịch sử chiến thuật Quân đội Nhân dân Việt Nam 1944 - 1975 - Tập 2 (History of Tactics of the Vietnam People's Army 1944 - 1975 - Vol. 2, People's Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2005.
External links
Passage (in Vietnamese) from "History of Tactics of the Vietnam People's Army 1944 - 1975 - Vol. 2"
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