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The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF).
- 18 August 1966
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Official website of the Battle of Long Tan which took place on 18 August 1966 during the Vietnam War. Facts, official documents, timelines, photos, videos.
Long Tan remains a defining event in Australia’s longest war. But it was not a pivotal battle as some have claimed. It was neither a turning point in the Vietnam War, nor was it a decisive victory. The Viet Cong units involved were damaged but not destroyed.
15 gen 2012 · Award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary, The Battle of Long Tan narrated by Sam Worthington, first broadcast on The History Channel on 16 August 2006.
- 101 min
- 3,6M
- Martin Walsh Red Dune Films
18 ago 2016 · The Battle of Long Tan in a rubber plantation in South Vietnam in 1966 could have been an Australian military disaster, but is instead remembered as a decisive victory.
The Battle of Long Tan one of the largest battles fought by Australians in the Vietnam War. On 18 August 1966, Delta (D) Company, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), fought an 'encounter' battle to defeat enemy forces in the Long Tan rubber plantation.
On August 18, 1966, in a rubber plantation near the small village of Long Tan, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers found themselves encircled by an overwhelming force of over 2,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops.
