Massacre

Thanh My massacre

11 Jun 1970 · 15.82° N, 108.30° E

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When
11 Jun 1970
Kind
Massacre
Coordinates
15.82° N, 108.30° E
Description
1970 Vietnam War killing of civilians

Thạnh Mỹ massacre

1970 Vietnam War killing of civilians

The Thạnh Mỹ Massacre was a massacre of South Vietnamese civilians committed by the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War, in Thạnh Mỹ hamlet, Phú Thạnh commune, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam on 11 June 1970. The hamlet, which was pro-government and defended by US Marines and South Vietnamese militia, was attacked by the VC in the early morning of 11 June.

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