A South Vietnamese task force, operating in southeastern Cambodia, comes under North Vietnamese attack near the town of Krek. The South Vietnamese command reported repelling the assault and killing enemy soldiers. The South Vietnamese command also reported killing 33 Viet Cong in the Rung Sat special zone, 23 miles southeast of Saigon.
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Nov 27, 1970:
South Vietnamese forces attacked near Cambodian border
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This Week in History, Nov 27 - Dec 3
- Nov 27, 1965
- Pentagon calls for troop increase
- Nov 27, 1970
- South Vietnamese forces attacked near Cambodian border
- Nov 28, 1964
- Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam
- Nov 28, 1965
- The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam
- Nov 29, 1967
- McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense
- Nov 29, 1968
- Communists vow to smash Phoenix program
- Nov 29, 1971
- Americal Division stands down and departs
- Nov 30, 1965
- McNamara warns Johnson that communists are gaining strength in South Vietnam
- Nov 30, 1966
- South Vietnamese draft articles for new constitution
- Nov 30, 1967
- McCarthy to enter Democratic presidential primary
- Nov 30, 1972
- White House announces no full withdrawal until final truce agreement signed
- Dec 01, 1964
- Johnson Administration makes plans to bomb North Vietnam
- Dec 01, 1971
- Situation in Cambodia worsens
- Dec 02, 1962
- Senator Mansfield pronounces American aid to South Vietnam wasted
- Dec 02, 1963
- South Vietnamese leaders order a temporary halt to the strategic hamlet program
- Dec 03, 1962
- Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war
- Dec 03, 1965
- Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt
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