What the records say
- When
- 14 Nov 1965 – 18 Nov 1965
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.58° N, 107.72° E
- Description
- 1965 battle of the Vietnam War
Battle of Ia Drang
1965 battle of the Vietnam War
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
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