Battle of Khe Sanh

When

21 Jan 1968 – 9 Jul 1968

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

16.65° N, 106.72° E

Description

battle in Vietnam War in 1968

Part of the Vietnam War (1968)

The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The main forces defending Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) were a regiment of the United States Marine Corps and a battalion of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Vietnam War: Siege of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les troupes nord-vietnamiennes assiègent la base de Khe Sanh”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Vietnam el Viet Minh y el FNLV atacan la base aérea de Khe Sanh, dando comienzo a la fase preparatoria de la Ofensiva del Tet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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