Operation Bribie ( 17–18 February 1967 ) , also known as the Battle of Ap My An , was fought Hostile_encounter during the Vietnam War in Phuoc Tuy province between Australian forces from the 6th Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( 6 RAR ) and two companies of Viet Cong from D445 Battalion , likely reinforced by North Vietnamese regulars .

During the night of 16 February the Viet Cong attacked Attack a South Vietnamese Regional Force compound at Lang Phuoc Hai , before withdrawing the following morning after heavy fighting with South Vietnamese forces .

Two hours later , a Viet Cong company was reported Reporting to have formed Creating a tight perimeter in the rainforest north of Lang Phuoc Hai , near the abandoned hamlet of Ap My An .

Following an airmobile assault into an unsecured landing zone at 13:45 , A Company 6 RAR was surprised by a strong , well-sited and dug-in Viet Cong force — which , rather than withdrawing Escaping , had likely remained Presence in location in an attempt to ambush Attack any reaction force sent to the area .

A Company subsequently broke Destroying contact and withdrew Escaping under heavy fire from what appeared to be a Viet Cong base area .

However , unknown to the Australians , the Viet Cong had been reinforced Cause_change_of_strength and they now faced Confronting_problem a battalion-sized force in well prepared positions .

From the outset , lead elements came Motion under constant Viet Cong sniper fire from the trees , and from previously undetected machine-guns .

The assault soon faltered , with steadily increasing casualties as the Viet Cong withstood multiple frontal assaults , including bayonet charges by two separate platoons .

The Viet Cong subsequently launched two successive counter-attacks Attack , both repulsed Defending by the Australians .

After a tense night , the Australians returned Self_motion in the morning to find Know the Viet Cong had left Departing the area , dragging Motion most of their dead Death and wounded Bodily_harm with them while avoiding Preventing_or_letting a large blocking force .

A hard-fought affair at close range , the disciplined Viet Cong force matched Connect the Australians as both sides stood their ground , inflicting Causation heavy casualties on each other , before each fell back .

However , the Viet Cong forces Causation in South Vietnam were not deterred by the threat of U.S. retaliation Revenge .

Throughout 1964 , the Viet Cong launched Process_start several attacks Attack on U.S. military facilities in South Vietnam but Johnson did not start Process_start further retaliations Revenge against North Vietnam , as he tried to avoid Preventing_or_letting upsetting Change_sentiment U.S. public opinion during the 1964 United States Presidential Election Change_of_leadership .

In the shadow of those events , the Viet Cong 409th Battalion staged Hold an attack Attack on Camp Holloway on 7 February 1965 .

Operation Steel Tiger , Operation Tiger Hound , and Operation Commando Hunt inevitably slowed Change_event_time the flow Motion of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong men and supplies Supply into South Vietnam and required Imposing_obligation them to divert a multitude of assets to keep the Ho Chi Minh Trail in serviceable condition , however airpower was never able to completely close Self_motion the trail during the war Hostile_encounter .

A number of the survivors of the massacre Killing joined Becoming_a_member the Viet Cong and fought Hostile_encounter against the United States and its Allies , one of which was South Korea .

The operation Military_operation targeted Aiming a key Viet Cong headquarters that was believed Statement to be concealed Hiding_objects underground , and involved two brigades under the command Control of the US 1st Infantry Division , including the 1st Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( 1 RAR ) which was attached Connect to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade .

The targets Aiming of these attacks Attack were sanctuaries and Base Areas of the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN — commonly referred to during the Vietnam War Hostile_encounter as the North Vietnamese Army [ NVA ] ) and forces of the Viet Cong ( NLF ) , which utilized Using them for resupply Supply , training Education_teaching , and resting between campaigns Military_operation across the border in the Republic of Vietnam ( South Vietnam ) .

Launched Using by Richard Nixon as a follow-up to the earlier ground invasion during the Cambodian Campaign , the initial targets of the operation were the base areas and border sanctuaries of the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong ( VC ) .

Operation Sunrise was the first phase of a long range South Vietnamese counter-offensive against the Viet Cong ( VC ) during the Vietnam War .

The US-Australian objective was to drive Motion out Viet Cong ( VC ) fighters who had taken up Temporary_stay positions on several key hills .

The Fall Conquering of Saigon , also known as the Liberation Change_of_leadership of Saigon , was the capture Conquering of Saigon , the capital of South Vietnam , by the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 .

During the three months of his rule , Minh , his civilian Prime Minister Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ , and his leading military colleagues , Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim , attempted Hold to defeat Conquering the National Liberation Front ( Viet Cong ) non-militarily .

The Australians subsequently clashed Hostile_encounter with the Viet Cong during early patrols Patrolling in Area of Operations ( AO ) Columbus , while later Fire Support Base ( FSB ) Andersen was repeatedly subjected to major ground assaults .

Meanwhile , the remaining Australian forces in Phuoc Tuy Province also successfully repelled Defending repeated Viet Cong attacks Attack against Ba Ria and Long Dien , as part of the Tet Offensive that had engulfed population centres across South Vietnam .

The Brinks Hotel in Saigon , also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters ( BOQ ) , was bombed Attack by the Viet Cong on the evening of December 24 , 1964 , during the Vietnam War .

Two Viet Cong operatives detonated Attack a car bomb underneath the hotel , which housed Placing United States Army officers .

The Viet Cong commanders had planned Arranging the venture with two objectives Aiming in mind .

First , by attacking Attack an American installation in the center of the heavily guarded capital , the Viet Cong intended to demonstrate Protest their ability to strike in South Vietnam should the United States decide Deciding to launch air raids against North Vietnam .