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'''An Loc''' is 65 miles north of | '''An Loc''' is 65 miles north of Saigon]], on National Highway 13 (Vietnam)|Highway 13]]. During the Vietnam War]], it was part of Binh Dinh Province]], but it is now in Binh Phuoc Province]]. | ||
It is south of | It is south of Loc Ninh]]. Chon Thanh]] is to its other side. | ||
==Vietnam War== | ==Vietnam War== | ||
A good deal of combat took place in the area, throughout the war, but perhaps the best known | A good deal of combat took place in the area, throughout the war, but perhaps the best known Battle of An Loc]] took place in April 1972. <ref name=Willbanks>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/thiet/thie_intro.pdf | | url = http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/thiet/thie_intro.pdf | ||
| title = Thiet Giap! The Battle of An Loc, April 1972 | | title = Thiet Giap! The Battle of An Loc, April 1972 | ||
| author = James H. Willbanks | | author = James H. Willbanks | ||
| publisher = Combat Studies Institute, Command and General Staff College, | | publisher = Combat Studies Institute, Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army]]}}</ref> It was part of the North Vietnamese 1972 offensive, and was fought by Army of the Republic of Viet Nam]] soldiers. That was a major defense of the approaches to Saigon. | ||
Later, after the | Later, after the Paris Peace Talks]] agreement was implemented, the last American military adviser to die in combat in Vietnam died at An Loc. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 An Loc is 65 miles north of Saigon]], on National Highway 13 (Vietnam)|Highway 13]]. During the Vietnam War]], it was part of Binh Dinh Province]], but it is now in Binh Phuoc Province]]. It is south of Loc Ninh]]. Chon Thanh]] is to its other side. Vietnam WarA good deal of combat took place in the area, throughout the war, but perhaps the best known Battle of An Loc]] took place in April 1972. [1] It was part of the North Vietnamese 1972 offensive, and was fought by Army of the Republic of Viet Nam]] soldiers. That was a major defense of the approaches to Saigon. Later, after the Paris Peace Talks]] agreement was implemented, the last American military adviser to die in combat in Vietnam died at An Loc. References
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