Battle of Phú Lộc

Battle of Phú Lộc
Part of the Vietnam War
Date28 August – 10 December 1974
Location
Phú Lộc, Thừa Thiên, South Vietnam
16°18′00″N 107°43′05″E / 16.30°N 107.718°E / 16.30; 107.718
Result South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
 North Vietnam  South Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
General Ngô Quang Trưởng
General Lâm Quang Thi
MGen Nguyen Van Diem
Units involved
6th Regiment
271st Independent Regiment
803rd Regiment
812th Regiment
78th Artillery Regiment		 3rd Infantry Regiment
51st Infantry Regiment
15th Ranger Group
Casualties and losses
unknown PAVN claims: 2,500 killed, wounded or captured

The Battle of Phú Lộc took place from 28 August to 10 December 1974 when North Vietnamese forces captured a series of hills and installed artillery that closed Phu Bai Air Base and interdicted Highway 1. The hills were recaptured by the South Vietnamese in costly fighting that depleted its reserve forces.

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