Schlacht am Hamburger Hill

ELEPHANT GRASS by Roger A. Blum, CAT I, 1966, Courtesy of the National Museum of the U.S. Army

GI Says underground newspaper published by U.S. Army soldier at Camp Evans in South Vietnam in 1969. It offered a $10,000 reward for a hit on their commanding officer who led them into a disastrous battle on Hamburger Hill.

Battle of Hamburger Hill, 11-17 May 1969

Battle of Hamburger Hill, 20 May 1969

Hamburger Hill, depuis la route de A Lưới, avril 2011,

Former Army Spc. Joe Leber, with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, poses with the American flag on "Hamburger Hill" in Vietnam - the site of a 10-day battle in the A Shau Valley.

A U. S. Army Photographer and assistant climbing through the devastated landscape on Dong Ap Bia after the battle. (Melvin Zais Photograph Collection). (Photo Credit: USAMHI)

Impact of War! This image shows Troopers inspecting the damage in the surrounding area of Dong Ap Bia during Operation Apache Snow, May 1969. (Melvin Zais Photograph Collection). (Photo Credit: USAMHI)
Historische Übersicht
Extrem verlustreicher Angriff auf Hügel 937; später aufgegeben.
Fakten auf einen Blick
USA (7. Kavallerie)
- Befehlshaber: Weldon Honeycutt
- Truppenstärke: 1.800 Mann
- Verluste: 72
Nordvietnam (PAVN)
- Befehlshaber: unbekannt
- Truppenstärke: 1.500 Mann
- Verluste: 630
Strategischer Kontext
Höhepunkt der Kritik an der US-Strategie der Abnutzung.
Weiterführende Literatur
Historische Orte
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