Where did the australian army fight during the vietnam war?

Question

i need to know for my assignment, if anyone could help me out that would be great.

thanks heaps,

vanessa.

Answer 1

if you want interesting stories look at the australian sas in NUI DAT they ad some pritty good mission there and lon tan and allso 7/5 cav i think had some prity feirce battles

Answer 2

check out this site , wikipedia can help you

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_hi...

Answer 3

The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV, or North Vietnam) and its allies fought against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam) and its allies. South Vietnam's allies included the United States, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. US combat troops were involved from 1965 until their official withdrawal in 1973. Australian and New Zealand troops were involved from 1962 to 1973.[1] The war ended on April 30, 1975 with the defeat and capitulation of South Vietnam and its allies.

Australia as an ally of the United States, under the ANZUS Pact, together with New Zealand, sent ground troops to Vietnam and contributed material to the war effort. As a result, in late 1964 the Australian government controversially re-introduced conscription for compulsory military service by eligible males aged 18-25.

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1 Australia's military involvement

2 Protests against the war

3 Social attitudes and treatment of veterans

4 Timeline

5 References



[edit] Australia's military involvement



Personnel and aircraft of RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam on arrival in South Vietnam in August 1964.During 1961 and 1962, Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Republic of Vietnam, requested assistance from the US and its allies to improve South Vietnam's security. Australia sent 30 military advisers, dispatched as the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, known as "the Team". Their arrival in South Vietnam during July and August 1962 was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam. In August 1964 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also sent a flight of Caribou transports to the port town of Vung Tau.[2]

From the time of the arrival of the first members of "the Team" in 1962 some 50,000 Australians, including ground troops, air-force and naval personnel, served in Vietnam; 520 died as a result of the war and almost 2,400 were wounded.[2] 19,450 were conscripted national servicemen who served from 1965 to 1972, sustaining 202 killed and 1,279 wounded.[3] Female members of the army and air-force nursing services served in Vietnam at the 1st Australian Field Hospital and on MEDEVACs (medical evacuation flights).

After assisting in the Malayan Emergency, Australia and New Zealand had gained valuable experience in jungle warfare and counter-insurgency. They were influenced by the US domino theory that communism would spread southward unless resisted. Australia's peak commitment was 7672 combat troops and New Zealand's, 552. The majority of these troops served in units of the 1st Australian Task Force which was based in Phuoc Tuy province. Australia, like the US, first sent advisors to Vietnam, numbers of which continued to rise steadily until 1965 when combat troops were committed. New Zealand first committed a detachment of engineers and an artillery battery, and then started sending special forces. The New Zealanders in 161 Artillery Battery were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation 1st Class.



An iconic image of Australian soldiers from 7 RAR waiting to be picked up by UH-1 Iroquois helicopters following a routine cordon and search operationUnlike their US counterparts, the Australian and New Zealand soldiers used small-scale stealthy patrols rather than large-scale search-and-destroy operations. The ANZACs relied on cautious tactics such as patrolling, searching and ambushing. They also employed counter-insurgency operations that were much less destructive than the search-and-destroy operations mounted by the US, with the exception of the Green Berets operating in the central highlands of South Vietnam. Consequently, the ANZACs received more support from the local population and suffered fewer casualties than US forces.[citation needed] But the ANZAC forces were not without fault - the US complained that these operations were too detailed for a place like Vietnam, and the body count was lower than that achieved by US soldiers. Also, while counter-insurgency operations were quite successful, there were never enough troops in place to actively defend the local population and fight the enemy at the same time.[citation needed] ANZAC regular forces were committed to the province of Phuoc Tuy, south east of Saigon.

Warrant Officer Class 2, Kevin Conway of the Australian Army Training Team died on 6 July 1964, becoming Australia's first battle casualty.[4]

From an Australian perspective, one of the more famous engagements in the war was the Battle of Long Tan on 18 and 19 August 1966. It was a decisive Australian victory and is often cited as an example of the importance of combining and coordinating infantry, artillery, armour and military aviation.

The Australian withdrawal can be seen as effectively commencing in November 1970, the first time an Australian unit was sent home without replacement.[1] Australian combat forces were reduced during 1971.[1] On 18 August 1971, Australia and New Zealand decided to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.[citation needed] Australian troops continued to train Vietnamese troops, however, and it was only on 11 January 1973 that the Governor-General of Australia, Paul Hasluck, announced the cessation of combat operations against the Vietnamese.[1] However, Australian troops remained in Saigon guarding the Australian embassy until 1 July 1973.[1]

The withdrawal from Vietnam meant that 1973 was the first time since the beginning of World War II in 1939 that Australia's armed forces were not involved in a conflict somewhere in the world