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	Chapter VII: Dak To (November-December 1967)
		The battle for Dak To during November and December 1967 was a disaster for the 1st North Vietnamese Army Division.
		The 'battle for DAK TO' was not a designated operation in itself, but occurred within the boundaries of the 4th Infantry Division's Operation MACARTHUR.
		Nevertheless, the size of the two opposing forces, the length and violence of the engagement and the overall significance of the battle have made the events that occurred in the vicinity of DAK TO from 2 October to 1 December the most important that have occurred in the Central Highlands since the 1954 Geneva Convention....
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/tactical/chapter7.htm (6796 words)

	Battle of Dak To - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Dak To was the last of a series of battles in and around the town of Dak To, Vietnam, taking place between November 3rd and 22nd, 1967.
		Like the Battle of Khe Sanh taking place at about the same time, US firepower was so overwhelming that Dak To was a disaster for the NVA, with one NVA general referring to it as "a pointless waste of men and resources".
		The first battle in the area had taken place as part of the Viet Minh's final attempts to eject French colonial forces from Vietnam.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Dak_To (675 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Battle of Dak To was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3 November and 22 November 1967, in Kontum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
		Dak To lies on a flat valley floor, surrounded by waves of ridgelines that rise into peaks (some as high as 4,000 feet) that stretch westward and southwestward towards the tri-border region where South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia meet.
		The battalion was moved west of Dak To to the CIDG camp at Ben Het to protect the construction of Fire Support Base 12 on 2 November.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Battle_of_Dak_To (4745 words)

	The Virtual Wall® - Gary Shaw, PFC, Army, Toledo OH, 11Nov67 29E076
		The battle of Dak To was the longest and most violent in the highlands since the battle of the Ia Drang in 1965.
		As the battle built toward its climax, the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted aggressive sweeps of the area around Dak To.
		During the battle, several soldiers who were hit by enemy gunfire say the young private was a hero, carrying them safely from enemy fire.
	www.virtualwall.org /ds/ShawGF01a.htm (442 words)

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		In October 1967, intelligence reported that the 1st NVA Division, with its 24th, 32nd, 66th and 174th Infantry regiments and 40th Artillery Regiment had occupied the hills near Dak To and was preparing for an attack on that camp and the nearby camp at Ben Het.
		The battle began on November 3 with a clash between the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry and NVA regulars south of Dak To.
		As the battle intensified, the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry assaulted the heavily fortified Hill 1338 south of Dak To, and after hard fighting, drove the 32nd NVA Regiment from the position.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/hotshot478/dakto.html (498 words)

	Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) :: VFW Magazine
		Battling on the 'Slopes' of the Central Highlands
		But by the end of that fateful day, 76 men from A Company would be KIA in one of the bloodiest firefights--dubbed the "Battle of the Slopes" by the Americans because of the steep terrain--any U.S. infantry unit waged in the war.
		Commanders at Dak To were close enough to hear AK-47 and M-16 fire.
	www.vfw.org /index.cfm?fa=news.magDtl&dtl=3&mid=2390 (1189 words)

	The Battle of Kontum - The Battle Begins
		During the first three months of 1972, a large build-up of enemy forces was detected in the valley area southwest of Dak To and northwest of Kontum City.
		Phase I was the battle for the fire support bases and Tan Canh, Phase II was the battle for the border camps, and Phase III was the battle for the city of Kontum.
		Elements of the 22nd ARVN Division were located northwest of the city and deployed in a broad arc, which extended from the southern end of "Rocket Ridge" to the district headquarters of Dak To.
	www.thebattleofkontum.com /bttlbgn.html (498 words)

	Social Studies In Action: Public Opinion and the Vietnam War
		This was one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
		It took place in the central highlands near Dak To and involved 6,000 North Vietnamese troops and 4,500 American troops.
		At the time, the United States was reported to have "won" the battle, but some war scholars argue that the goal of the NVA was not to kill but to wound enemy soldiers, since it takes more resources to care for the wounded than for the dead.
	www.learner.org /channel/libraries/socialstudies/9_12/morrison/background.html (959 words)

	German Africa Corps (Erwin Rommel) WW2
		The DAK was formed, on February 19, 1941, after OKW had decided to send an expeditionary force to Libya to support the Italian army, which had been routed, by the British 8th Army's counteroffensive Operation Compass.
		At this time the DAK consisted of the two divisions plus various smaller supporting units, and was officially subordinated to the Italian chain of command in Africa (though Rommel had conducted his offensive without any authorization).
		The remnants of the DAK and other surviving units of the 1st Italian Army retreated into Tunisia and were lost along with the rest of Army Group Afrika in the general surrender there on May 13.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/africacorps.htm (877 words)

	B Btry 1/92nd FA Unit Citation - Dak To / Ben Het Vietnam
		The Battle of Dak To was officially over and Battery B fired over 10,000 rounds since 13 November1967.
		The Dak TO area is a crossroads complex in the Central Highlands Province of Kontum.
		The Battle of Dak To began when it became apparent from intelligence reports that the North Vietnamese Army Units in the area were preparing battlefield positions from which to attack the Garrison at Dak To.
	www.bravecannons.org /History/hist_b_cit.html (743 words)

	Dak To
		The 2/327 had remained at Tuy Hoa to protect the rice harvest (and ended up in significant battles of their own), and the Brigade at Dak To was reinforced by elements of the 42d ARVN Regiment and 21st Ranger Battalion.
		The battle began when a battalion from the 24th NVA Regiment attacked an artillery firebase manned by B Batttery, 2nd Howitzer Battery, 320th Arty (the organic arty battalion with the Brigade) A/502nd PIR and elements of A/326th Engineers (the Brigade's organic Engineer unit - thanks to Warren Craft for the correction).
		As this unit entered the battle it was clear the NVA were well established in bunkers and positions along the ridgelines.
	johnmtaylor.com /dak_to.htm (712 words)

	YouTube - Battle For Dak To (Dakto) & HILL 875 173rd Airborne
		Battle For Dak To (Dakto) and HILL 875 173rd Airborne
		The Battle of Dak To was a major battle of the Vietnam War that took place between in November 1967.
		It was the last of a series of battles in the Central Highlands, around the town of Dak To, and one of the bloodiest of the war.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=KhfvmUd1sSQ (625 words)

	FS2004 Scenery Page 81
		A model of Dak To Airfield, the scene of several critical battles during the Vietnam War, including the famous Battle of Dak To in late 1967.
		Dak To sat astride Highway 512, which ran from Laos right into the heart of the central highlands region of South Vietnam.
		Consequently, Dak To was repeatedly attacked by the enemy during the war.
	www.simviation.com /fs2004scenery81.htm (497 words)

	Hill 875 and the Battle of Dak To \| Brainshrub.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hill 875 and the Battle of Dak To
		Hill 875 and the Battle of Dak To history
		He told me about his experiences as a medic during the Battle of Dak To on a Thanksgiving week thirty-nine years ago.
	www.brainshrub.com /hill-875-dak-to (622 words)

	Dak To, Vietnam - Home Page
		I went to Dak To in early June, '67, with about half a dozen other ATC specialists to set up the airfield (VFR tower, Radar Approach Control) in preparation for a large campaign that was about to begin.
		Dak To 1 had been used earlier by a Special Forces A team, but was not used while I was there, as far as I knew.
		We arrived at Dak To almost exactly a year after a famous incident occurred here during Operation Hawthorne, where CPT Bill Carpenter called in napalm on top of his position as his men were being overrun.
	www.twirlonup.com /dakto (2095 words)

	This Day in History 1967: Battle of Dak To begins (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The climax of the operation came in a savage battle from November 19-22 for Hill 875, 12 miles southwest of Dak To.
		The 173rd was victorious, forcing the North Vietnamese to abandon their last defensive line on the ridge of Hill 875, but the victory was a costly one because the paratroopers suffered the loss of 135 men, 30 of whom died as a result of an accidental U.S. air strike on U.S. positions.
		During this battle, the North Vietnamese failed to achieve one of their main objectives, which was the destruction of an American unit.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleYear&id=1458 (423 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Vietnam \| Battle for Hamburger Hill During the Vietnam War
		But the truth is that it was one of the most significant battles of the war, for it spelled the end of major American ground combat operations in Vietnam.
		The public had turned against the war a year and a half earlier, and it was their intense reaction to the cost of that battle in American lives, inflamed by sensationalist media reporting, that forced the Nixon administration to order the end of major tactical ground operations.
		In the earlier November 1967 battle of Dak To in the Central Highlands, 289 U.S. soldiers were killed in action and an estimated 1,644 NVA soldiers also perished, victims of the 170,000 rounds of artillery, the 2,100 tactical airstrikes and the 228 Boeing B-52 sorties that supported the operation.
	www.historynet.com /vn/blhamburgerhill (1286 words)

	Panoramafotografie op de Rotterdamse Skyline - Het dak van Rotterdam - Home
		Het is zo druk dat er oprecht gezegd kan wo...
		Het dak van Rotterdamis een interactieve virtuele tour over de Rotterdamse Skyline en langs de Rotterdamse festivals van het jaar 2006.
		Bijna ieder gebouw heeft zijn eigen link naar de interactieve panoramafoto die op het dak van dit gebouw gemaakt is. Zo kan er dus ook gekeken worden hoe het uizicht vanaf dit gebouw is. Ook de foto's van de zomerfestivals zijn opgenomen in deze interactieve Skyline.
	www.dakvanrotterdam.nl (561 words)

	Vietnam Veterans "Empty Chairs" Memorial
		The battles that took place at Dak Seang, in April of 1970, was a repeat of the Dak To battles of the year before.
		They had to be extracted right away, however, since Dak To had asked Smith if the team required a ground prep (Spads and guns) prior to extraction, he reported in the negative.
		Dak To interpreted that to mean it was a cold LZ.
	www.glanmore.org /mtchairs/pmartin.html (3008 words)

	SB: Vietnam Scenarios
		Several pitched battles on the plains surrounding the towering Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain), most notably at Ap Cha Do, proved to the Allied forces that, with a proper understanding of how to operate in the terrain, they could engage the VC with multiple battalions in large-scale battles and beat them handily.
		After another pitched battle around the village, the Americans finally succeeded in their objective on 9 January and the NVA Division retreated to the highlands with heavy losses.
		The battle that raged in the surrounding hills and for the base itself over the next two months was brutal, and included everything from massive artillery and air bombardment to ferocious hand-to-hand combat in the jungles.
	www.hpssims.com /Pages/Hints_Tips/Hints_Vietnam/sb_vietnam_scenarios.htm (8661 words)

	Carlos Lozada - Hispanic Medal of Honor Winners (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dak To, Republic of Vietnam, 20 November 1967.
		Lozada, U.S. Army, distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in the battle of Dak To.
		Lozada continued to deliver a heavy, accurate volume of suppressive fire against the enemy until he was mortally wounded and had to be carried during the withdrawal.
	www.lasculturas.com /lib/moh/blmoh_lozada.htm (371 words)

	Behind the birth of Tiger Force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hackworth, uninjured in the battle, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross -- the Army's second highest honor -- for putting himself in harm's way as he planned and oversaw the battle.
		After the battle at My Cahn, fresh faces seeking adventure rushed to fill the slots of soldiers who died, were injured, or completed their one-year tours.
		Weeks after the famed battle at Dak To, Hackworth was promoted to lieutenant colonel and started a job in the Pentagon's personnel section.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04095/295382.stm (2203 words)

	Automags.Org Online Forums - Battle of Dak To - July 29th & 30th
		Battle of Dak To - July 29th and 30th
		The battle was known locally as Dak To, named for the nearby village (To = hot, Dak = water, after nearby hot springs).
		One of the bloodiest battles of the war takes place in the Central Highlands near Dak To.
	www.automags.org /forums/showthread.php?t=197510&goto=nextoldest (983 words)

	toledoblade.com -- Unit's founder says he didn't know of atrocities
		It would become the young unit's bloodiest battle to date - helping create the heroic image of the Tigers, as well as lead to some sore feelings years later among former soldiers of the platoon.
		Major Hackworth, uninjured in the battle, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross - the Army's second highest honor - for putting himself in harm's way as he planned and oversaw the battle, according to the award's notation.
		Weeks after the famed battle at Dak To, Major Hackworth was promoted to a lieutenant colonel and started a job in the Pentagon's personnel section.
	www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040328/SRTIGERFORCE/40328015 (2246 words)

	Vietnam War > Events > Bloody Battle Near Dak To
		One of the bloodiest battles of the war takes place in the Central Highlandsnear Dak To.
		About 4,500 troops of the US 4th Division and 173rd AirborneBrigade face off 6,000 North Vietnamese troops of the 174th regiment.
		TheNorth Vietnamese are forced to withdraw, with 1,455 dead troops.
	www.multied.com /vietnam/dakto.html (58 words)

	Vietnam War Battle of Dak To
		The Battle of Dak To had begun and it would be one of the most violent of the war.
		There would be two phases associated with the Battle of Dak To.
		The first phase lasted until August when the action was relatively light until early November when the second and most violent phase began.
	www.flyarmy.org /panel/battle/67062220.HTM (199 words)

	Sky Soldier Dec 67
		Returning to Dak To, the Brigade engaged in bitter fighting with well-trained North Vietnamese Army regulars.
		While at Dak To during Operation Greeley, the Paratroopers of D Company logged some 4800 miles of convoy duty, and secured three different fire support bases.
		Shortly after reaching Dak To during Operation Greeley, the Airborne Artillerymen were called upon to cordon off a friendly village that was under assault by a large enemy force.
	members.aol.com /a46piodet/dec67.htm (5877 words)

	Book: Dak to: The 173d Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam's Central Highlands, June-November 1967 - UsingEnglish.com
		Dak to: The 173d Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam's Central Highlands, June-November 1967
		The Hill Fights: The First Battle of Khe Sanh
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	Hamburger Hill proved to be the telling battle of the Vietnam War
		Operation Apache Snow, of which the battle for Hamburger Hill would be a part, was designed by the U.S. XXIV Corps to keep the NVA forces in the A Shau Valley off balance.
		The goal was to prevent them from using the valley as a staging area for an attack on the old imperial capital of Hue and the coastal provinces, as they had done the previous year during the Tet Offensive.
		This was a battle; maybe if it had been fought a couple of years earlier, it would have been noted--but probably wouldn't have received the attention that it did.
	www.1stbattalion3rdmarines.com /operations-history-folder/hamburger_hill.htm (3459 words)

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