On this day, a major battle begins for control of Tay Ninh City. More than 1,500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacked the provincial capital, capturing part of the city. The next day, 2,000 South Vietnamese reinforcements were sent in to aid the local garrison and after a four-day battle, the North Vietnamese were driven out of the city. Elsewhere, South Vietnamese forces launched Operation Lam Son 261 in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces in I Corps Tactical Zone. The operation lasted until April 24, 1969, resulting in 724 enemy casualties.
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Sep 11, 1968:
Heavy fighting rages in Tay Ninh
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This Week in History, Sep 11 - Sep 17
- Sep 11, 1965
- 1st Cavalry Division arrives in country
- Sep 11, 1968
- Heavy fighting rages in Tay Ninh
- Sep 12, 1959
- Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam
- Sep 12, 1972
- U.S. intelligence agencies report 100,000 troops in the South
- Sep 13, 1945
- British troops arrive to disarm the Japanese
- Sep 13, 1964
- Attempted coup against Khanh government fails
- Sep 13, 1968
- Large operation begins in the DMZ
- Sep 14, 1965
- South Vietnamese forces and U.S. advisers conduct parachute assault
- Sep 14, 1966
- Operation Attleboro is launched in War Zone C
- Sep 15, 1964
- NLF calls for general military offensive
- Sep 15, 1972
- South Vietnamese forces retake Quang Tri City
- Sep 16, 1960
- U.S. Ambassador in Saigon warns that situation is worsening
- Sep 16, 1969
- Nixon announces the withdrawal of a further 35,000 troops from Vietnam
- Sep 17, 1970
- PRG presents a new peace plan
- Sep 17, 1972
- Hanoi releases three POWs
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