New Year's Day battle of 1968 1968
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 January 1968 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1968 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Vietnam | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Vietnam War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 11.5810, 106.3720 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The New Year's Day battle of 1968 was a military engagement during the Vietnam War in Tây Ninh province that began on the evening of 1 January 1968. It involved units assigned to the U.S. 25th Infantry Division and two regiments of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The battle was known as the Battle of Fire Support Base Burt (Battle of FSB Burt), or the Battle of Suoi Cut. This is not the same location as Suối Cắt village in northern Vietnam.
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