Heres some official declassified military documents relating to battle of long tan. Monthly order of battle ob sum, combined intelligence center, vietnam. Vietnam order of battle by shelby stanton military book club ed. The politics and strategy of the war became involved in the debate. The offensive itself, an allout effort by viet cong and north vietnamese forces to overrun the major cities of south vietnam, marked the turning point of the vietnam war. Dia in an analytical knife fight with macv over enemy order of battle. This listing represents the transportation viet nam order of battle information in the transportation historians files. Other documents from the order of battle branch include a reference manual on viet cong and north vietnamese tactics and special studies on such topics as. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. Vietnam order of battle october 2003 edition open library. We gladly welcome your input to any of the information above as well as providing information on other transportation units.
As noted above, the organizations span between 1948 and 1985. All of the files are also available for a costrecovery fee. Attachment to carver memorandum for the director, more vietnam. I field force vietnam had the mission of exercising operational control over the u. The army of the republic of vietnam were the ground forces of the south vietnamese military. Page count masters thesis from to august 1990 107 16. The american civil war portion of the nafziger collection contains orders of battle from 18611865 with over 800 individual pdf files. North vietnamese army and viet cong infantryartillery. Click download or read online button to get vietnam order of battle book now. Army combat and support forces in vietnam 19611973 stackpole military classics by shelby l. Transportation battalion transport aircraft jul 62 and redesignated 145. American soldiers captured thousands of enemy documents. Shoulder patches and distinctive unit insignia of all divisions. In the opening battle of englands war of the roses, the yorkists defeat king henry vis lancastrian forces at st.
Vietnam wargame intheworks, scheduled for a release later this year. The air force association the air force in the vietnam war. Vietnam war cold warera proxy war that occurred in vietnam, laos, and cambodia from 1 november 1955 to the fall of saigon on 30 april 1975. Electronic records relating to the vietnam war national archives. The division was forced to leave its assigned tank battalions behind, and its mechanized infantry battalions were reorganized as infantry. A recipient of the purple heart, he is an attorney and author of several books on military affairs. War and tactics forum is currently undergoing some modifications that might disable features you are used to. Please note that this order of battle reflects wartime, operational command and control rather than peacetime administrative command and control. Army combat and support forces in vietnam 19611973 stackpole military.
The joint chiefs of staff and the war in vietnamhistory of the. After the fall of saigon to the invading north vietnamese army nva, the arvn. In fact, it was the dream of every kid who ever wanted to shoot the whole box of fireworks on. A monumental, encyclopedic work of immense detail concerning u. Army order of battle, 19191941 unlike the name implies, this order of battle is rather more than a simple listing of units and the headquarters to which they were assigned. North vietnamese army and viet cong order of battle 1965 1975 notes on designations. The battle for buttons revised 20170726 page 5 of 15 when an attack was likely, we would execute a mad minutesixty of the most intense seconds you can imagine.
Often called the order of battle controversy, the debate came to divide the central intelligence agency cia, and challenge military intelligence. A complete illustrated reference to us army combat and support forces in vietnam, 19611973 pdf for free. This war followed the first indochina war 194654 and was fought between north vietnam supported by the soviet union, china and other communist allies. Army and allied ground forces in vietnam order of battle. Operational control of combat operations was undertaken by field force, vietnam, established 15 nov 1965 at nha trang and redesignated 15 mar 1966 as i field force, vietnam i ffv. Kraus reprint and periodicals, 1986 once you have identified a unit or units, send a written request for the unit roster, giving the month and year that you want and stating that this request is a freedom of information act request. This collection is housed at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive, it organized first by date, then by unit somehow.
Order of battle of the i field force vietnam by the association of i field force, vietnam veterans, an international organization dedicated to the military and civilian personnel who served with iffv in vietnam. This means that the us organizations are ready for future games and dlcs. Army of the republic of vietnam vietnam war fandom. Transportation company light helicopter dec 61 jun 63. Lets take a look at the organization or hierarchy of the 4th infantry division during vietnam. News books washington dc aviation companies in viet nam previous typical authorized strength company types callsign station vietnam service location 1964 1966 1968 1970. Rand had concluded its work in connection with the vietnam war. Arising in the mid1960s, its focus was the count of enemy combatants. Extensive lists of units providing a record of every army unit that served in vietnam, down to and including separate companies, and also including u. All sources are cited at the end of each order of battle. Never before the war in vietnam had the american military been forced to so. Although the attacks were costly failures in military terms, they set the united states on a path of. Corpsfalaq generalawal 50,000 34 divisions 3 divisionfirqa generalawal 5,00015,000 56 brigadesregiments 14 brigadeliwa maj genliwa 2,5003,500 56 battalions 40 3 mech battalions 1 armored battalion. The us army in vietnam the bud harton collection at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive.
The organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle. Doctrinal order of battle a report by the institute for the study of war joseph holliday february 20. Ii field force, vietnam ii ffv was activated 15 mar 1966 at bien hoa, later moving to long binh. Vietnam order of battle a complete illustrated reference to u.
Usaf order of battle usaf aircraft in thailand and south vietnam 9 usaf squadrons in southeast asia 9 usaf attack aircraft 10 principal usaf aircraft of the vietnam war 11 principal us navy and marine corps aircraft the migs operations notable air operations 14 attack sorties in southeast asia 14 the route packs map 15. It is estimated to have suffered 1,394,000 casualties killed and wounded during the vietnam war. United states had been providing the government of south vietnam with considerable. After almost 20 years of research conducted in numerous archives throughout the united states, lieutenant colonel clay has assembled an encyclopedia of army tactical. Proofing the us order of battle for the upcoming games. Five decades after the end of the vietnam war, the army is still com ing to grips. This is a monumental, encyclopaedic work of immense detail concern. Order of battle vietnam charlie company vietnam 19661972. The 25th infantry division received department of the army official campaign participation credit for 4 campaigns in world war ii, represented by four bronze campaign stars on the asiaticpacific campaign ribbon.
Australian army and the vietnam war, 195066 official history. Fire base 14 incoming hill after action reports, duty. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the vietnam war. It began with the authors interest in napoleonic wars, and steadily grew to other areas because of the gaming publics interest in these highly detailed historical orders of battle.
Army and allied forces that fought in the vietnam war from 1962 through 1973. The planned sequence in which military units arrive and are deployed on a battlefield, usually based on estimates of their combat effectiveness. The 1968 tet offensive battles united states army center. Once i get a bit more familiar with the us army order of battle for the war, i will reorganize the documents by unit, if it seems more appropriate. Italy and germany agree to a military and political alliance, giving birth formally to the axis powers, which will ultimately include japan. Usarsupthai association thailand order of battle when you want to find out about online organizations or units stationed in thailand under the command and control of the united states army support command, thailand usarsupthai this is the place to start. Us armed forces order of battle this is an attempt to provide a comprehensive order of battle for the us armed forces. Campaign series are platoonscale turnbased wargames that bring your favourite tactical battles to your pc. Vietnam order of battle download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Us army transportation order of battle in vietnam pre1965. Ciardp800081oa0023006000055 centralintelligence agency information report 25x1 subject democratic republic of vietnam order of battle in north vietnam 25x1 date of info.
Since much of this is based on macv intelligence, the way that they classified units is worth quoting. Stanton served as an infantry officer in vietnam, thailand, and laos during the vietnam war. The divisions 10 korean campaigns are represented by two silver campaign stars one silver. Here, jason petho explains the creation of the us order of battle for the campaign series.
Wing, group, and squadron lineage obtained from books published by the air force historical research agency afhra, unit data cards. Two battalions were reorganized as mechanized while the division was in vietnam. This is unabvoidable as we have to update the forum engine to a new structure that is incompatible with many of the features we had used so far. These lessons take an indepth look at the most essential battles during the vietnam war, the tactics used by the. The order of battle for the viet cong concerned a contested american intelligence issue of the vietnam war. Democratic republic of vietnam order of battle in north vietnam keywords.
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