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The Vietnam War

By jack.millson

  • Australia Entered The War

    Australia Entered The War
    1962 was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
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    Australia's involvment in the Vietnam War.

    Australia's involvment in the Vietnam War. The longest was in Australia's history. The total war went from 1 November 1955– 30 April 1975 (19 years, 180 days)

  • First Death

    First Death
    Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin Conway of the AATTV, died on 6 July 1964.

  • Flight To Vung Tau

    Flight To Vung Tau
    In August 1964 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) sent a flight of Caribou transports to the port town of Vung Tau.

  • Further Assistance

    Further Assistance
    On 29 April 1965, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced that the government had received a request for further military assistance from South Vietnam.

  • Air Force Established

    Air Force Established
    In April 1966 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) was established in Phuoc Tuy Province, based at Nui Dat.

  • Battle of Long Tan

    Battle of Long Tan
    The most famous engagements in the war ( for Australians) was the Battle of Long Tan which took place on 18 and 19 August 1966.

  • 1st Australian Field Hospital

    1st Australian Field Hospital
    The 1st Australian Field Hospital established at Vung Tau on 1 April 1968

  • The Battle of Coral & Balmoral

    The Battle for Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral begins with an enemy attack that overruns 1 RAR Mortar Platoon and captures one of 102 Field Battery’s gun pits. The base is cleared with the help of helicopter gunships. After a second attack on May 15, Australian casualties around Coral stand at 15 killed and 56 wounded while enemy losses are estimated to exceed 100 dead.

  • Fourth Ausrtalian to Recieve the Victorian Cross

    Fourth Ausrtalian to Recieve the Victorian Cross
    WO2 Keith Payne, also a company commander with a mobile strike force, earns the AATTV’s fourth Victoria Cros

  • Protest

    Protest
    Anti-Vietnam War protesters stage the first moratorium marches in Australian cities (70,000 in Melbourne, and about 120,000 throughout Australia).

  • Australia withdrwas transport from the war

    Prime Minister McMahon announces further cuts in Australian forces in South Vietnam, including withdrawal of the tank squadron, RAAF Canberra bomber squadron and some Caribou transport aircraft.

  • peace agreement

    USA and North Vietnam sign a peace agreement.

  • Ceasefire

    Ceasefire begins.

  • troops leave

    Last US troops leave Vietnam.

  • Australia Leaves

    Australia closes its embassy in Saigon, completing withdrawal from Vietnam on ANZAC Day.