Battle of Kontum

When

26 May 1972 – 27 May 1972

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

14.36° N, 108.01° E

Description

Battle in Central Highlands, South Vietnam in the Easter Offensive 1972

Part of the Vietnam War (1972)

The lead-up to the Battle of Kontum began in mid-1971, when North Vietnam decided that their performance in Operation Lam Son 719 indicated that the time had come for large-scale conventional offensives that could end the war quickly.

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