Australia and Vietnam

By thatswussup14

  • The first members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrive in South Vietnam.

  • The Prime Minister announces the dispatch of an infantry battalion to South Vietnam

  • Advance party from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), departs for South Vietnam, for service with the US 173rd Airborne Division.

  • HMAS Sydney arrives at Vung tau, South Vietnam, carrying the bulk of the Australian force.

  • 5 RAR deploys by helicopter from 1ATF concentration area at Vung Tau to secure the Task Force area at Nui Dat.

  • Text comes to Baria, the capital of Phuoc Tuy province. A Company of 3 RAR and a troop of APCs fight a savage 24-hour battle to clear the town.

  • The Battle for Fire Support Bases (FSB) Coral and Balmoral begins.

  • The Battle of Binh Bah

  • Anti-Vietnam War protesters stage the first moratorium marches in Australian cities.

  • 8 RAR returns to Australia at the end of its 12 month tour in South Vietnam. It is the first 1ATF unit not to be replaced.

  • 4 RAR moves out of Nui Dat to Vung Tau, ending Australian combat operations in Phuong Tuy province

  • The Prime Minister announces the bulk of Australian forces n South Vietnam are to be withdrawn, leaving only a modified training team. The period of national service is reduced from two years to 18 months.

  • Australia’s military commitment in South Vietnam ends, although controversy about the precise end date of the war continues.

  • Governor General officially ends Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War

  • USA and North Vietnam sign a peace agreement.